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, abuttal Architect Civil engineering a construction that takes the thrust of an arch or vault or supports the end of a bridge
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[ə′bət·mənt] (civil engineering)
A surface or mass provided to withstand thrust; for example, end supports of an arch or a bridge.
(mining engineering)
In a coal mine, the place where the natural ground material makes contact with the ends of an embankment.
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