relieving arch

How to use relieving arch in a sentence

• The fireplace opening is covered by a brick relieving arch, which is fortified by wrought-iron bar from to in.

  Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 | Various

• Or you may use a straight lintel of stone, taking care to build a conspicuous, relieving arch above it of stone or colored brick.

  Homes And How To Make Them | Eugene Gardner

• The weight of the superimposed wall is taken by a lintel with relieving arch above at the back of the arch.

  Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 7 | Various

• The discharging or relieving arch, built above the architrave or lintel to take off the weight of the superstructure.

  Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 | Various