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discharging arch

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noun

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

Etymology

Origin of discharging arch

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

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The Romans frequently employed the discharging arch, and inside the portico of the Pantheon the architraves have such arches over them.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" by Various

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