easement

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Synonyms: basement, casement, erasement, element, abasement, debasement, batement, lavement, encasement, pavement, passement

Antonyms: basement, casement, erasement, element, abasement, debasement, batement, lavement, encasement, pavement, passement

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|legal right to use another person's property}} {{lb|en|law|property law}} An [[interest in land]] which grants the [[legal]] [[right]] to use another person's [[real property]] ([[real estate]]), generally in order to cross a part of the property or to gain access to something on the property ([[right of way]]).
2. {{lb|en|architecture}} An element such as a [[baseboard]], [[handrail]], etc., that is [[curved]] instead of [[abruptly]] changing direction.
3. {{lb|en|archaic}} [[easing|Easing]]; [[relief]]; [[assistance]]; [[support]].
4. {{lb|en|archaic|euphemistic}} The act of [[relieve oneself|relieving oneself]]: [[defecating]] or [[urinating]].
5. {{lb|en|model railroading}} Transition spiral curve track between a straight or tangent track and a circular curved track of a certain radius or selected radius.
6. [[gratification|Gratification]]. {{rfex|en}}

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