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Definition of butment:

(n) : (masonry) The mass of stone or solid work at the end of a bridge, by which the extreme arches are sustained, or by which the end of a bridge without arches is supported.
(n) : (architecture) A buttress of an arch; the supporter, or that part which joins it to the upright pier.

Definition of butment:

(n) : (masonry) The mass of stone or solid work at the end of a bridge, by which the extreme arches are sustained, or by which the end of a bridge without arches is supported.
(n) : (architecture) A buttress of an arch; the supporter, or that part which joins it to the upright pier.

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