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archway

[ahrch-wey] / ˈɑrtʃˌweɪ /
NOUN
curved opening
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In the foyer, beneath the Byzantine-style archway, he swept.

From Slate Mar. 25, 2026

In front of the double archway of the Kapikoy border crossing, Iranians come and go, rolling suitcases.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 22, 2026

A metal archway gives way to a plastic A-frame board describing Floyd and the global movement that his murder inspired.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 6, 2026

A model of his proposed archway stood on the Virginia state side of the Potomac River.

From BBC Oct. 15, 2025

Dark yawned the archway of the Gates under the mountain-shadow.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien




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