Abutment Meaning in French

You have searched the English word Abutment meaning in French contrefort. Abutment meaning has been search 3129 (three thousand one hundred and twenty-nine) times till 4/18/2024. You can also find Abutment meaning and Translation in Urdu, Hindi, Arabic, Spanish, French and other languages.

1. (n.) State of abutting.
2. (n.) That on or against which a body abuts or presses
3. (n.) The solid part of a pier or wall, etc., which receives the thrust or lateral pressure of an arch, vault, or strut.
4. (n.) A fixed point or surface from which resistance or reaction is obtained, as the cylinder head of a steam engine, the fulcrum of a lever, etc.
5. (n.) In breech-loading firearms, the block behind the barrel which receives the pressure due to recoil.