abutting

verbtouch or be next to something

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Synonyms for abutting

verb touch or be next to something

More words related to abutting

adjoining

adjective. being next to

bordering

adjective. next to

close

adjective. near, nearby

closer

adjective. near, nearby

closest

adjective. near, nearby

contiguous

adjective. adjacent, in contact

Word Origin & History

mid-13c., "to end at, to border on," from Old French aboter "join end to end, touch upon" (13c.), from à "to" (see ad-) + bout "end" (see butt (n.3)). Related: Abutted; abutting.

Example Sentences for abutting

"Just at the back of the house and abutting on the side of the road," I explained.

Only one other location was left, the abutting shelf of some canyon.

The sitting-room was on the ground-floor, abutting on the pavement.

A piece for holding a strap, and forming an abutting piece for a key.

They were stoutly built, too, of solid oak and abutting on strong lockers.

It is a circus, surrounded by tiers of seats and abutting on the city ramparts.

A sole wing, that following the Seine and abutting at right angles against the Pavilion de l'Horloge, had resulted.

How long was it going to stand the mere strain, let alone the sawing and chafing that it must get from every abutting rock?

It was a crazy, tumble-down old house, abutting of course on the river, and literally overrun with rats.

(f) The city was to furnish the right of way to the contractor free from all claims of abutting property owners.

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bordering

close

closer

closest

contiguous

Synonyms for abutting

adjoining