MEANING
An opening or passage topped by an arch.
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Words that belong together
- stone archway
- narrow archway
On the page
Beyond the stone archway, the courtyard lay in shade.
Word forms
- Base
- archway
Usage notes
Primary category: architecture / spatial description. Forms: Singular archway; plural archways. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: setting, description. Commonness: common.
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