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archway

[ahrch-wey]

arch·way

[ahrch-wey]
noun Architecture.
1.
an entrance or passage under an arch.
2.
a covering or enclosing arch.

Origin:
1795–1805; arch1 + way
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Archway is always a great word to know.
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a building of exceptional height completely supported by a framework, as of girders, from which the walls are suspended, as opposed to a building supported by load-bearing walls
a platform between flights of stairs or the floor at the head or foot of a flight of stairs
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archway (ˈɑːtʃˌweɪ)
 
n
a passageway or entrance under an arch or arches

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