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Abutment

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-000018

The part of a valley or canyon wall against which a dam is constructed. Right and left abutments are those on respective sides of an observer looking downstream.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-000018
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
ReferencesNWS Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-000018",
  "term": "Abutment",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "The part of a valley or canyon wall against which a dam is constructed. Right and left abutments are those on respective sides of an observer looking downstream.",
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/abutment/"
}

Record 18 of 3,164 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.