be contiguous to

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To project; to terminate or border; to be contiguous; to meet; Ð with on, upon, or against; as, his land abuts on the road.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

And if in Trinity, that the said roome be contiguous to, and      have communication with, the new library there.

From Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 01: Preface and Life by Bright, Mynors

These two estates—each embracing an immense tract of territory—would be contiguous to each other, but for the river which flows between and separates them.

From The Tiger Hunter by Reid, Mayne

There being no odor whatever, if properly attended to, it may be contiguous to the dwelling.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 421, January 26, 1884 by Various

The admiral's grave happening not to be contiguous to the church or church-yard wall, a wall was built to support the slab.

From Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast by Drake, Samuel Adams