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noun
1.
Architecture, Civil Engineering.
a.
a masonry mass supporting and receiving the thrust of part of an arch or vault.
c.
a mass, as of masonry, receiving the arch, beam, truss, etc., at each end of a bridge.
d.
a mass or structure for resisting the pressure of water on a bridge, pier, or the like.
e.
each of the parts of a canyon or the like receiving the thrusts of an arch dam.
f.
a structure for absorbing tensions from reinforcing strands for concrete being prestressed.
2.
the place where projecting parts meet; junction.
3.
Dentistry. a tooth or tooth root that supports or stabilizes a bridge, denture, or other prosthetic appliance.
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