adjoining Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
    march; abut; edge; adjoin; butt; butt against; border; butt on.
    • Canada adjoins the U.S.
    • England marches with Scotland
  2. verb be in direct physical contact with; make contact
    touch; meet; contact; adjoin.
    • The two buildings touch
    • Their hands touched
    • The wire must not contact the metal cover
    • The surfaces contact at this point
  3. verb attach or add
    adjoin.
    • I adjoin a copy of your my lawyer's letter

WordNet

Ad*join"ing adjective
Definitions
  1. Joining to; contiguous; adjacent; as, an adjoining room. "The adjoining fane." Dryden.
    Upon the hills adjoining to the city. Shak.
    Syn. -- Adjacent; contiguous; near; neighboring; abutting; bordering. See Adjacent.

Webster 1913