Abutting

verb

/əˈbʌt.ɪŋ/

Word Frequency: 0.3

Definitions

1.verbTo touch by means of a mutual border, edge or end; to border on; to lie adjacent (to); to be contiguous (said of an area of land)

"His land abuts on the road."

2.verbTo border upon; be next to; abut on; be adjacent to.

3.verbTo lean against on one end; to end on, of a part of a building or wall.

4.nounAbutment

"the abuttings of roads"

5.adjectiveFacing each other, front to front.

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