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Definitions

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A passageway under an arch.
  2. n. An arch over an entrance or passageway.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. An entrance or a passage under an arch or vault; an opening that is closed in or covered by an arch.

Wiktionary

  1. n. A passageway covered by an arch, particularly one made of masonry.
  2. n. A doorway with a semilunar-shaped top.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. A way or passage under an arch.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. a passageway under a curved masonry construction

Etymologies

  1. arch + way (Wiktionary)

Examples

  • “Over the archway is a big sign that says BIENVENIDOS.”

    Delight on Lake Patzcuaro

  • “And next to the archway was a man selling souvenirs.”

    Baghdad days: Playing at being a tourist in the Green Zone

  • “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.”

    Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine

  • “Directly in front of the archway was a large sign so placed that no one emerging from the Gate could possibly avoid seeing it.”

    This Scepter'd Isle

  • “Beyond the archway was a long chamber whose high-vaulted ceiling rose a good five yards above Alucius's head.”

    Darkness

  • “Somewhere beyond the archway was the distant sense of purpleness.”

    Darkness

  • “Beyond the archway was a square foyer and a single staircase.”

    The Shadow Sorceress

  • “Past the archway is a broad balcony surrounded by a wrought-iron balustrade.”

    A King of Infinite Space

  • “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.”

    the secret sense

  • “Surrounding the archway was a mural of trees, through which scenes of hunting and archery could be seen.”

    Villains by Necessity

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