half-circle
one half of a circle
half the circumference of a circle
anything having the shape or form of half a circle
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How to use half-circle in a sentence
The half-circle of bread gets squeezed open to become a pocket like a huge, spongy pita.
The Jersey Shore’s Biggest Weiners Are at Jimmy Buff’s | Jane & Michael Stern | June 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn a half-circle around a blazing campfire, the women shake rattles in creepy unison.
A great throng of people were gathered around it in a half-circle, their backs to the open glade, their faces towards the oak.
The First Christmas Tree | Henry Van DykeThe ambulance was hurriedly driven into the center of the heavier wagons, which formed in a rude half circle.
The Way of a Man | Emerson HoughHere a brigade was in a half-circle with a concave side to the enemy; another presented a convex front to attack.
Stone's River | Wilson J. Vance
Of the four superb arches which once supported the great central tower, two are the half-circle and two are slightly pointed.
Milton's England | Lucia Ames MeadHe whirled up the great half circle to the crest far to the east of the cottage, and muffled the engine at the highest point.
Mountain | Clement Wood
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