archway

[ ahrch-wey ]

/ ˈɑrtʃˌweɪ /

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noun Architecture.

an entrance or passage under an arch.

a covering or enclosing arch.

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entrance, passage

Nearby words

archosaur, archpriest, archrival, archsee, archt., archway, archy, arciform, arcimboldi, arcimboldo, arcing

Origin of archway

First recorded in 1795–1805; arch¹ + way¹

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Examples from the Web for 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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Even the men who had upheld the archway of swords dropped their weapons with a crash and knelt also.
The Lost Prince|Frances Hodgson Burnett

The sound came from a high-walled enclosure to which the entrance was an archway closed by a massive wooden door.
Poor Folk in Spain|Jan Gordon
The two lay on their faces side by side, the rafters of the archway low on their heads.
Count Hannibal|Stanley J. Weyman
The roar of the breakers suddenly ceased, and as they looked behind them the archway was no more than a speck of light.
The Old Tobacco Shop|William Bowen
Mrs. Errington's head was stretched out of the coach-window as the vehicle clattered up the archway of the "Blue Bell" inn.
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British Dictionary definitions for archway

archway

/ (ˈɑːtʃˌweɪ) /

noun

a passageway or entrance under an arch or arches

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Word Origin and History for archway

archway

1802, from arch (n.) + way.

archway

noun Architecture.

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archway

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