/ əˈbʌt; NAmE / verb
( -tt- ) abut (on / onto) sth ( formal ) ( of land or a building ) to be next to sth or to have one side touching the side of sth :
[ v ]
His land abuts onto a road.
[also vn ]
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Anglo-Latin abuttare , from a- (from Latin ad to, at) + Old French but end.