คำว่า ' abutment ' ( N )
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คำนิยามในภาษาอังกฤษ (definition) :
[n.] State of abutting.
[n.] That on or against which a body abuts or presses
[n.] The solid part of a pier or wall, etc., which receives the thrust or lateral pressure of an arch, vault, or strut.
[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.
[n.] In breech-loading firearms, the block behind the barrel which receives the pressure due to recoil.