half-circle
Britishnoun
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one half of a circle
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half the circumference of a circle
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anything having the shape or form of half a circle
Example Sentences
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On a Wednesday evening in early March, eight people sat in a half-circle at Performance Space New York in Manhattan’s East Village, wiping their ears with alcohol pads.
From New York Times ● May 9, 2023
To the south, across the Mexican border, loomed another luminous half-circle from the lights of Nogales.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 1, 2022
“It’s just a little, half-circle thing that lifts your heel up just a bit.”
From Washington Post ● Jul. 30, 2022
Capcom, which brings on another drag fighter, and no quarter or half-circle directional inputs.
From The Verge ● Feb. 1, 2022
In front of him in a half-circle were the wild dogs.
From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell
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