Abutment

Noun

1. State of abutting .
2. That on or against which a body abuts or presses ; as
   1. (a) (Architecture): The solid part of a pier or wall, etc., which receives the thrust or lateral pressure of an arch, vault, or strut . - Gwilt
   2. (b) (Mechanics): 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.
   3. (c) In breech-loading firearms, the block behind the barrel which receives the pressure due to recoil.

Translations

• French: butée
• German: Angrenzen
• Interlingua: confinamento , conjuncto
• Italian: rinfianco
• Spanish: estribo