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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.]
 maatuki
  • The state of abutting.
 tukeminen, tuki
  • Something that abuts, or on which something abuts. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]
 tuki
  • (dentistry) The tooth that supports a denture or bridge.
 tukihammas
  • (engineering, architecture) The solid portion of a structure that supports the lateral pressure of an arch or vault. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]
 tukimuuri, vastikemuuri
  • The point of junction between two things, in particular a support, that abuts. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
  • A fixed point or surface where resistance is obtained.
 tukipiste

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.]
 rajoittua
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