ABUTTING
ABUT
border, adjoin, edge, abut, march, butt, butt against, butt on
(verb) lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; “Canada adjoins the U.S.”; “England marches with Scotland”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
abutting (not comparable)
Facing each other, front to front.
Verb
abutting
present participle of abut
Noun
abutting (plural abuttings)
abutment
the abuttings of roads
Source: Wiktionary
ABUT
A*but", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Abutted; p. pr. & vb. n. Abutting.] Etym:
[OF. abouter, aboter; cf. F. aboutir, and also abuter; a (L. ad) +
OF. boter, buter, to push: cf. F. bout end, and but end, purpose.]
Definition: To project; to terminate or border; to be contiguous; to meet;
– with on, upon, or against; as, his land abuts on the road.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition