Abutment

/əˈbʌtmənt/ noun

Definition

A structure that supports the end of a bridge, arch, or dam; the point where something meets or borders something else.

Etymology

From abut (verb, meaning 'to border on') + -ment (suffix forming nouns from verbs), originally an architectural term from French abutement.

Kelly Says

Abutments are invisible heroes of architecture—when you drive across a bridge, you're relying on abutments at each end to absorb all the weight and stress, literally holding the structure in place.

Translations

AFAfrikaans
misbruukpunt
AMአማርኛ
መሠረት
me-se-ret
ARالعربية
دعم
damm
BGБългарски
заеменуваща
BNবাংলা
সমর্থন
som-or-than
CACatalà
contrafort
kon-tra-for
CSČeština
opora
o-pora
DADansk
støtte
stotte
DEDeutsch
Widerlager
vee-der-lah-ger
ELΕλληνικά
στήριγμα
sti-ri-gma
ESEspañol
contrafuerte
kon-tra-fwer-teh
ETEesti
piirdus
EUEuskara
txikitu
FAفارسی
تعمیر
ta-amir
FISuomi
tuki
too-kee
FRFrançais
butée
boo-tay
GLGalego
abutimento
GUGU
પોર્ટ
port
HAHA
baki
ba-kee
HEעברית
בסיס
ba-sis
HIहिन्दी
समर्थन
samar-than
HRHrvatski
zadnjik
HUMagyar
támaszt
ta-maszt
IDBahasa Indonesia
penyangga
pen-yan-ga
IGIG
nchegbu
nch-e-g-boo
ITItaliano
contrafforte
kon-tra-for-teh
JA日本語
支承
shi-chō
KKKK
қарсы
kar-sy
KMKM
ប្រព័ន្ធ
pra-po-n-th
KO한국어
지지대
ji-ji-dae
LTLietuvių
prieiti
LVLatviešu
pievienot
MNМонгол
хэрэгтэй
MRMR
आधार
aa-dhaar
MSBahasa Melayu
penyangga
pen-yan-ga
MYမြန်မာ
ကြိုး
k-yoe
NLNederlands
steun
steyn
NONorsk
støtte
stotte
PAPA
ਸਤਿ
sat-ee
PLPolski
podpora
po-do-pra
PTPortuguês
contraforte
kon-tra-for-teh
RORomână
sprijin
spri-jin
RUРусский
опорой
o-po-roy
SKSlovenčina
zadnica
SLSlovenščina
zadnjik
SRСрпски
задњик
SVSvenska
stödbult
stodbult
SWKiswahili
msingi
m-sin-gee
TAதமிழ்
பலகை
pa-la-kai
TEతెలుగు
పోర్టు
po-or-too
THไทย
ฐานรองรับ
taan rong-rap
TLTL
pantay
pan-tay
TRTürkçe
dayanak
day-a-nak
UKУкраїнська
опору
o-por-u
URاردو
مہار
meh-har
VITiếng Việt
đỡ
doh
YOYO
àwọn ìṣẹ̀
awon ee-she
ZH中文
支撑
zhīchēng
ZUZU
umngani
oom-ng-a-nee

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