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abutment noun

  /əˈbʌt.mn̩t/
  • (engineering) A construction that supports the ends of a bridge; a structure that anchors the cables on a suspension bridge. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]
  • The state of abutting.
 estribo

abut verb

  /əˈbʊt/ , /əˈbʌt/
  • (intransitive) To touch by means of a mutual border, edge or end; to border on; to lie adjacent (to); to be contiguous (said of an area of land) [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
 bordear, colindar, limitar, lindar

abutting adjective

  /əˈbʌt.ɪŋ/
colindante, lindante
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