butment

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noun

A buttress of an arch; the supporter, or that part which joins it to the upright pier.

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Meanings

nounbutment (plural butments)

plural butments

  1. architectureA buttress of an arch; the supporter, or that part which joins it to the upright pier.
  2. businessThe 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.

Origin

Clipping of abutment.

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APA

butment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butment

MLA

“butment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butment. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “butment,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butment.

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