Arc de Triomphe

American  

[ark duh tree-awnf] / ark də triˈɔ̃f /

noun

1. an arch, located in Paris, begun in 1806 by Napoleon in honor of his victorious armies and completed in 1836. The unknown soldier of France and an eternal flame were placed beneath the arch after World War I.

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Arc de Triomphe British  

/ ark də trijɔ̃f, ˈɑːk də ˈtriːəʊmf /

noun

1. the triumphal arch in Paris begun by Napoleon I to commemorate his victories of 1805–6 and completed in 1836

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Etymology

Origin of Arc de Triomphe

First recorded in 1810–20; from French: “arch of triumph”

Example Sentences

The best known triumphal arch may be the Arc de Triomphe, the iconic Parisian landmark that was constructed on Napoleon’s command during his campaign to bring all of Europe under his own control as emperor of the First French Empire.

From Salon

The Republican has also mulled building an arch resembling the famed Arc de Triomphe in Paris across from the Lincoln Memorial.

From Barron's

It says so much about the difference between you and me that when you think of bottomless slush funds, your brain correctly goes to goon squads that are purportedly conducting election security, whereas all I saw was a big golden toilet Arc de Triomphe over Washington, D.C.

From Slate

The president wants the arch to be based on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France, and to welcome people into the nation's capital from Arlington National Cemetery as they cross the Memorial Bridge.

From BBC

Both models resembled the famed Arc de Triomphe in Paris, which was commissioned by the French emperor Napoleon in the early 19th century to commemorate fallen soldiers during his military campaigns.

From Barron's