archway
[ahrch-wey]
- an entrance or passage under an arch.
- a covering or enclosing arch.
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Origin of archway
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Examples from the Web for archway
Contemporary Examples
My mother leaned into the archway while resting Ted on her hip, and let out a sigh of exhaustion.
But the shadow was not that of an archway; it was that of a vault.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the ShowRobert W. Chambers
February 20, 2014
Small children clambered on top of an archway surrounding the cemetery to watch the proceedings.
Historical Examples
There's not such a spring in England as the pump under the archway.
The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas NicklebyCharles Dickens
There was an archway at the end of the corridor, and a lamp hung under the archway.
Henry DunbarM. E. Braddon
Under the archway, he gave his key as usual to the doorkeeper.
His MasterpieceEmile Zola
"Let us find her together," he said amiably, and so turned and went with her towards the archway.
The SnareRafael Sabatini
Under the archway they rode, Farnese at the head of the cavalcade.
The Strolling SaintRaphael Sabatini
archway
- a passageway or entrance under an arch or arches
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Word Origin and History for archway
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