How do you use Abutment in a sentence? See 9 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like point or support, plus the exact meaning.
Abutment meaning
- The point of junction between two things, in particular a support, that abuts.
- The solid portion of a structure that supports the lateral pressure of an arch or vault.
- A construction that supports the ends of a bridge; a structure that anchors the cables on a suspension bridge.
Using Abutment
- The main meaning on this page is: The point of junction between two things, in particular a support, that abuts. | The solid portion of a structure that supports the lateral pressure of an arch or vault. | A construction that supports the ends of a bridge; a structure that anchors the cables on a suspension bridge.
- Useful related words include: point, support.
- In the example corpus, abutment often appears in combinations such as: bridge abutment, abutment towers.
Context around Abutment
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 6 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Abutment
- In this selection, "abutment" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, bridge, raised, faced, towers, snagged and contains stand out and add context to how "abutment" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a bridge abutment and a raised abutment so they. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "abutment" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with abutment
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The bridge surrendered, and an abutment snagged the truck’s trailer. (11 words)
The total length of the Golden Gate Bridge from abutment to abutment is convert. (14 words)
The pylons were built atop the abutment towers, with construction advancing rapidly from July 1931. (15 words)
Laska said they got up after a few hours of sleep to view the activities Monday morning, grabbing a prime viewing spot on a raised abutment so they were above the people along the road across from the White House. (40 words)
The scour has undermined the bridge abutment and severely compromised its integrity and stability, affecting the bridge’s ability to safely carry vehicular loads and creating an imminent threat of a bridge collapse. (33 words)
Nicholas said that there were cost overruns due to unexpected challenges, including the poor condition of a bridge abutment. (19 words)
Example sentences (9)
The total length of the Golden Gate Bridge from abutment to abutment is convert.
The scour has undermined the bridge abutment and severely compromised its integrity and stability, affecting the bridge’s ability to safely carry vehicular loads and creating an imminent threat of a bridge collapse.
The bridge surrendered, and an abutment snagged the truck’s trailer.
Laska said they got up after a few hours of sleep to view the activities Monday morning, grabbing a prime viewing spot on a raised abutment so they were above the people along the road across from the White House.
Nicholas said that there were cost overruns due to unexpected challenges, including the poor condition of a bridge abutment.
Concrete and granite faced abutment towers were constructed, with the angled foundations built into their sides.
Hansen's dedication plaza, on the Nevada abutment, contains a sculpture of two winged figures flanking a flagpole.
The pylons were built atop the abutment towers, with construction advancing rapidly from July 1931.
This is obtained by repetitive arrangement of rectangular macro blocks which can be interconnected using wiring by abutment.
Common combinations with abutment
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: