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archway

[ahrch-wey]

noun

Architecture.
  1. an entrance or passage under an arch.

  2. a covering or enclosing arch.



archway

/ ˈɑːʃˌɱɪ /

noun

  1. a passageway or entrance under an arch or arches

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of archway1

First recorded in 1795–1805; arch 1 + way 1
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As I neared the end, I felt bamboozled because there were at least two massive archways that looked like the finish line, but actually weren’t.

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It is punctuated by archways and windows inspired by the curves and points of a lotus flower — the flower that by lore grows out of the mud.

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The blue plaque has been fixed to an archway on Walker Street in the Wicker area of Sheffield.

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Thousands of people showed up to the Washington Square Park archway to gawk at the numerous dark-haired, square-jawed lookalikes.

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Hand in hand, we parcel through the countless thousands congested under the archway.

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