Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun abutment

2 senses of abutment

Sense 1
abutment -- (point of contact between two objects or parts)
       => point -- (the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street")

Sense 2
abutment -- (a masonry support that touches and directly receives thrust or pressure of an arch or bridge)
       => support -- (supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation; "the statue stood on a marble support")