NOUN | location | abutment | point of contact between two objects or parts |
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artifact | abutment | a masonry support that touches and directly receives thrust or pressure of an arch or bridge |
Meaning | point of contact between two objects or parts. | |
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Broader | point | The precise location of something |
Spanish | engaste | |
Catalan | encast | |
Verbs | abut | lie adjacent to another or share a boundary |
Meaning | A masonry support that touches and directly receives thrust or pressure of an arch or bridge. | |
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Broader | support | supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation |
Spanish | contrafuerte, estribo |
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