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butment

butment noun: a buttress of an arch; the supporter, or that part which joins it to the upright pier.

Noun

butment (plural butments)

  1. A buttress of an arch; the supporter, or that part which joins it to the upright pier.
  2. The mass of stone or solid work at the end of a bridge, by which the extreme arches are sustained, or by which the end of a bridge without arches is supported.

butment meaning in Tamil

butment in Tamil

மூட்டு, மூட்டி இணைத்தல், பொருந்திக் கூடுதல்

Forms of butment

pluralbutments

Origin of butment

Clipping of abutment.

Words formed from butment

Phrases with butment

Questions about butment

What does butment mean?
Butment means a buttress of an arch; the supporter, or that part which joins it to the upright pier.
What is butment in Tamil?
Butment in Tamil is மூட்டு, மூட்டி இணைத்தல், பொருந்திக் கூடுதல். See Butment meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is butment?
Butment is a noun.
What is the plural of butment?
The plural of butment is butments.

Words near butment in the dictionary

  1. butlery
  2. butles
  3. Butlin
  4. Butlinesque
  5. butling
  6. butment
  7. butment cheek
  8. butment cheeks
  9. butments
  10. Butnan
  11. Butner

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