Abuts Word Meaning

Etymology:

Middle English (in the sense ‘lean forward’): partly from Anglo-Norman French and Old French abouter ‘to look out’, from a- (from Latin ad ‘to, at’) + bouter ‘strike, butt’, of Germanic origin (compare butt); and partly from Old French abuter ‘to arrive’, from a- (from Latin ad ‘to, at’) + but ‘end’

Audio Pronunciation:

Definition:

(of a building or an area of land) be next to or have a common boundary with

Short Definition:

be next to or have common boundary with

Examples:

• gardens abutting Great Prescott Street
• a park abutting on an area of waste land