fallen arch

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noun

collapse of the arch formed by the instep of the foot, resulting in flat feet

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Words nearby fallen arch

fall between the cracks, fallboard, fall by the wayside, fall down, fallen, fallen arch, Fallen Timbers, faller, fallfish, fall flat, fall for

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How to use fallen arch in a sentence

This is not the first time the director has fallen for Russian propaganda.
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Murders in the City of Angels have fallen by about half in the last 10 years: no small feat for such a big city.
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Murders are slightly down from 414 last year, but have fallen by about one—third since 2003.
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Luke Skywalker is an evil robot who has fallen to the dark side of the force.
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They instead announced a tribute to the two fallen officers.
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As Spain, however, has fallen from the high place she once held, her colonial system has also gone down.
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My thought was to keep pushing in troops from "W" Beach until the enemy had fallen back to save themselves from being cut off.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
Mr. Mayne said something, but Malcolm never knew what it was, for Winifred fainted, and would have fallen had he not caught her.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
Two years later this promising recruit, having fallen foul of the military authorities, had to leave the service under a cloud.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
The way was under a double row of tall trees, which met at the top and formed a green arch over our heads.
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Medical definitions for fallen arch

fallen arch

[ fô′lən ]

A breaking down of the longitudinal or transverse arch of the foot, resulting in flat foot or spread foot.