archway

My mother leaned into the archway while resting Ted on her hip, and let out a sigh of exhaustion.
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But the shadow was not that of an archway; it was that of a vault.
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Small children clambered on top of an archway surrounding the cemetery to watch the proceedings.
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Over the archway are two sculptured figures in red terra-cotta, representing "Flora" and "Pomona."
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“Come down here,” said the thief, turning sharp to the left and passing under a low archway.
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The abbey gate still stands as a massive archway at one end of the river bridge.
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Beside the keep there remains but one archway of all the extensive military works that at one time surrounded the Castle.
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The mansion is approached by a small bridge crossing the river, whence one enters under a lofty archway the main courtyard.
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archway

/ (ˈɑːtʃˌweɪ) /

noun

a passageway or entrance under an arch or arches

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