abutment

Meaning of abutment

noun
  1. a structure built to support the lateral pressure of an arch or span, e.g. at the ends of a bridge.
    the first bridge was of timber with stone abutments

Information about abutment

  • It is a name.
  • The plural form of abutment is: abutments.
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Hyphenation of abutment

abut-ment

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
  • abutment is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

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