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Definition of Butment
1. n. A buttress of an arch; the supporter, or that part which joins it to the upright pier.
Definition of Butment
1. Noun. (architecture) A buttress of an arch; the supporter, or that part which joins it to the upright pier. ¹
2. Noun. (context: masonry) The mass of stone or solid work at the end of a bridge, by which the extreme arches are sustained, or by which the end of a bridge without arches is supported. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Butment
1. abutment [n -S] - See also: abutment
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