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



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