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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
abutment/əˈbʌtm(ə)nt/

▶noun

1 a structure supporting the lateral pressure of an arch or span.

2 a point at which something abuts something else.

'abutment' also found in these Oxford entries:

skew arch - skewback

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