Usage examples "abut" :
Egypt could not , he felt , be ruled conveniently from the latitude of Thebes, or from any site in the Upper country ; it required a capital which should abut on both regions, and so command both . - "Ancient Egypt", George Rawlinson Other: Arthur Gilman. These three last stars belong to Andromeda, and themselves abut on Perseus. - "Astronomy for Amateurs", Camille Flammarion. The lots to abut on the road ; and extend back one - half the depth of the block :- The rear of the lots in one range , abutting on the rear of lots in the next range . - "First History of New Brunswick", Peter Fisher Commentator: William Fisher.