archway

[ahrch-wey]

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noun Architecture.

an entrance or passage under an arch.
a covering or enclosing arch.

Origin of archway

First recorded in 1795–1805; arch¹ + way¹

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Related Words for archway

entrance, passage

Examples from the Web for archway

Contemporary Examples of archway

My mother leaned into the archway while resting Ted on her hip, and let out a sigh of exhaustion.
‘Tracing the Blue Light’: Read Chapter 1 of Eileen Cronin’s ‘Mermaid’
Eileen Cronin
April 8, 2014
But the shadow was not that of an archway; it was that of a vault.
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Robert W. Chambers
February 20, 2014
Small children clambered on top of an archway surrounding the cemetery to watch the proceedings.
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Babak Dehghanpisheh
April 9, 2011

Historical Examples of archway

There's not such a spring in England as the pump under the archway.
The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby
Charles Dickens
There was an archway at the end of the corridor, and a lamp hung under the archway.
Henry Dunbar
M. E. Braddon
Under the archway, he gave his key as usual to the doorkeeper.
His Masterpiece
Emile Zola
"Let us find her together," he said amiably, and so turned and went with her towards the archway.
The Snare
Rafael Sabatini
Under the archway they rode, Farnese at the head of the cavalcade.
The Strolling Saint
Raphael Sabatini

British Dictionary definitions for archway

archway

noun

a passageway or entrance under an arch or arches

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Word Origin and History for archway

1802, from arch (n.) + way.