abut /ə-'bət/ vb abut·ted, abut·ting
vi: to touch along a border or with a projecting part
— used with on, upon, or against
the land abut s on the road
vt: to border on: reach or touch with an end
two lots that abut each other
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.