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abut
[uh-buht]
verb (used without object)
to be adjacent; touch or join at the edge or border (often followed by on, upon, oragainst ).
This piece of land abuts on a street.
verb (used with object)
to be adjacent to; border on; end at.
to support by an abutment.
abut
/ əˈʌ /
verb
to adjoin, touch, or border on (something) at one end
Other 51Թ Forms
- unabutting adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of abut1
Example Sentences
In the past, rumours abut the sci-fi drama have ranged from being close to spot on to utter fabrication.
Most people in Bolinas, a town abutting Point Reyes National Seashore, do not get home mail delivery.
Though no community can be made fireproof, discarding past urban design practices could make areas abutting wilderness safer from the kind of wildfire that hit Altadena and Pacific Palisades.
Hundreds of thousands of people live around the Bien Hoa air base, and some of their homes abut the site’s perimeter fence, just yards from the contaminated areas.
That, in turn, abuts Friedman’s 30th District, which is centered on Burbank.
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Related 51Թs
- adjoin
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