"butment" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: butments [plural]
Etymology: Clipping of abutment. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|abutment}} Clipping of abutment Head templates: {{en-noun}} butment (plural butments)
  1. (architecture) A buttress of an arch; the supporter, or that part which joins it to the upright pier. Categories (topical): Architecture
    Sense id: en-butment-en-noun-a1JtPD7P Topics: architecture
  2. (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. Categories (topical): Masonry
    Sense id: en-butment-en-noun-iMhqKVdm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Topics: business, construction, manufacturing, masonry
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: butment cheek

Inflected forms

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