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discharging arch

noun

  1. an arch for taking some of the weight from a structural member beneath it.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of discharging arch1

First recorded in 1810–20
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Example Sentences

In order to relieve the lintel from too great a pressure a “discharging arch” is generally built over it.

Discharging Arch, an arch formed in the substance of a wall to relieve the part which is below it from the superincumbent weight.

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