abutment

«abutment» in Mova's school dictionary: a strong structure of stone, concrete or brick at each… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (an abutment, abutments)

meaning for a pupil

1) An abutment is a strong structure of stone, concrete or brick at each end of a bridge or arch that holds it up and takes its weight. tree →

2) An abutment is also the place where two things touch or join. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science and technology lessons on bridges and structures, abutments at each end push back against the forces of an arch bridge so it does not spread apart; pupils build bridges and learn about forces. Phrases: «bridge abutment», «stone abutments».

examples

• The stone abutments hold up both ends of the bridge. tree →
• Floodwater damaged the abutment, so the bridge was closed. tree →
• An arch pushes outwards, so it needs strong abutments. tree →
• In our bridge project, we used blocks as abutments. tree →
• The old Roman bridge still rests on its original abutments. tree →
• Engineers checked the abutments for cracks. tree →

note

Countable. Say «a-BUT-ment». From the verb «abut» (to touch along an edge: «our garden abuts the park»). Technical word in building and engineering.

Trees and pragmatics

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