abutment
Example Sentences
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A “salon” of multiple smaller works introduced each section, enlarging on Mr. Whitney’s shift from gatherings of blunt, sometimes layered, rounded forms to the abutments of rectangles that have preoccupied him since the 1990s.
Plans also call for the use of Ashlar stone cladding for the bridge piers, and abutments and walls near the George Washington Memorial Parkway.
From Washington Post
A minute later, the Cadillac slammed into a rock abutment wall at nearly 90 mph.
From Seattle Times
Another vehicle drove off the east bridge abutment and landed on its roof.
From Seattle Times
Though the project is driven largely by the need to connect landscape, another challenge involves development of “natural-looking” abutments, approach slopes and walls expected to provide potential homes for small animals, birds and insects.
From Los Angeles Times
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