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Abutment

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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a construction in stone or brickwork designed to receive and resist the lateral pressure of an arch, vault or strut. When built outside a wall it is termed a buttress.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Abutment'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​a/abutment.html. 1910.
 
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