archway

[ ahrch-wey ]
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nounArchitecture.
  1. an entrance or passage under an arch.

  2. a covering or enclosing arch.

Origin of archway

1
First recorded in 1795–1805; arch1 + way1

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How to use archway in a sentence

  • On every side and at regular intervals there were archways, all heavily curtained.

  • He remembered wandering through dimly-lit streets, past gaunt black-shadowed archways and evil-looking houses.

  • They are approached through archways (called torii, or toriwi) of simple construction.

    The Shinto Cult | Milton Spenser Terry

British Dictionary definitions for archway

archway

/ (ˈɑːtʃˌweɪ) /


noun
  1. a passageway or entrance under an arch or arches

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