Meaning & use
Abutted
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Was next to and touching something, typically sharing a common boundary.
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The new warehouse abutted the railway line, making deliveries easy.
Their property abutted a nature reserve, which limited future development.
A note on using this word
Abutted is the past tense of 'abut,' from Old French 'abouter,' meaning to touch at the end, still common in property and construction law.
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