Definition of 'abutting'
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abutting in British
present participle of verb
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His network of spies extended, now, from Quetta, hundreds of miles to the south-west, to Chitral, abutting Afghan Nuristan. KARA KUSH (2002)The park was a pleasant place, abutting an immense building which had once upon a time been KGB Headquarters. SOMEWHERE EAST OF LIFE (2002)To the left, a double bed extended from wall to wall, one side abutting the tiny high window. SOMEBODY (2002)
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