noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The butting or boundary of land, particularly at the end; buttals. plural, plural-only, rare

   "The land is set forth by bounds and abuttals."

2. 2
   An abutment.
3. 3
   The act of abutting.

Verb

1. 1
   To describe a piece of land in terms of its abuttals. transitive

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conjugationconjunctionconnectioncontiguityjunctionjuxtaposition

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"The land is set forth by bounds and abuttals."

Etymology

From abut + -al.

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