archway
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4.0
- noun
- /ˈɑːrʧˌweɪ/
:
arco
- The archway at the entrance of the castle is made of ancient stone.
- a stone archway
Roman town with Roman archways, steep with the stone streets.
- Roman town with Roman archways, steep with the stone streets.
- Impenetrable darkness spread within the archway, broken only by two glowing blue eyes.
- So I'm about to walk out behind this piece of scenery, but there's all these archways and these steps, and the stage manager says, look out there in the middle archway.
- It may be made of grass, may be made of twigs, and it may look like a sort of great big archway.
Examples
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The old sandstone archway at the camp greeted us.
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Move through the archway, not the doorway, back into the hall.
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Head to the archway on the left.
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- Go left up the street, through the last archway.
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When I reached the archway, I waited for him to catch up.
Fiction book (1996) -
I believe this is the well preserved archway that leads you to the Royal Ward.
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And then they build a little archway to go into the cemetery compound.
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"Mom, let's have tea in here," Catherine called from the archway leading into the dining area.
Fiction book (1996) -
The band is still playing as they head under the archway, disappearing from public view.
Fiction book (1993) -
Through the living room archway, he could watch her climb the stairs as usual.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
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3.2
A long narrow space that connects rooms or parts of a building
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3.5
A curved structure that spans an opening and supports weight
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2.6
A small area inside a building next to the front door where people enter
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9.9
A covered passage through a building that leads to a courtyard
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3.5
A space at the front of a building where people enter
How Large
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Archway starts with arch, from an old word for a 'bow' or 'curve', and ends with way, which means 'path'. So an archway is like a 'bow-shaped path' over a door, which explains why it is a passage with a curved top.