Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A passageway under an arch.
- n. An arch over an entrance or passageway.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. An entrance or a passage under an arch or vault; an opening that is closed in or covered by an arch.
Wiktionary
- n. A passageway covered by an arch, particularly one made of masonry.
- n. A doorway with a semilunar-shaped top.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A way or passage under an arch.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a passageway under a curved masonry construction
Etymologies
- arch + way (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Over the archway is a big sign that says BIENVENIDOS.”
“And next to the archway was a man selling souvenirs.”
“To the left of the archway was a supermarket, the rest of the circle held a cafe and wine bar, a members-only gym, and a ticket agency, with more stores entered from the passageway.”
“Directly in front of the archway was a large sign so placed that no one emerging from the Gate could possibly avoid seeing it.”
“Beyond the archway was a long chamber whose high-vaulted ceiling rose a good five yards above Alucius's head.”
“Somewhere beyond the archway was the distant sense of purpleness.”
“Beyond the archway was a square foyer and a single staircase.”
“Past the archway is a broad balcony surrounded by a wrought-iron balustrade.”
“Wlan 1 rwwh the top. he is in the second archway, which is nearly kbndW to the raret, umpt that it seems older. or perhaps battered.”
“Surrounding the archway was a mural of trees, through which scenes of hunting and archery could be seen.”
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These user-created lists contain the word ‘archway’.
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Interesting words
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Thresholds
we are all just passing through.
(boundaries, portals and liminal spaces/times)cockcrow, interface, thin line, portal, postern, littoral, interstice, port, membrane, skin, crepuscule, dawn and 309 more...
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ways
As in routes, avenues & tracts. Omitting, e.g., halfway, anyway, sideways, folkway, Haddaway. (many of those are found thisways)
alleyway, Broadway, highway, hatchway, archway, thruway, railway, doorway, runway, skyway, hallway, shaftway and 79 more...
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London Underground Stations
Tagged with which London Underground line it is part of. Some are permanently closed and tagged as such. Some are open but have closed portions and are tagged "closed platforms."
Some ...woodside park, woodford, wood green, wimbledon park, wimbledon, willesden junction, willesden green, whitechapel, white city, westminster, west ferry, westbourne park and 326 more...
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You May Tell Yourself, "This Is Not M...
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cornice, balustrade, dado, bargeboard, buttress, clerestory, crenellation, cupola, corbel, dentil, vergeboard, quatrefoil and 101 more...
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The Da Vinci Code
Reading the novel The Da Vinci Code and getting known with some unfamiliar words. That's it.
prelate, prelature, stagger, archway, lunged, gilded, mortification, heave, heap, canvas, anticipated, parquet and 69 more...
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