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HORSESHOE ARCH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does horseshoe arch mean? 

HORSESHOE ARCH (noun)
  The noun HORSESHOE ARCH has 1 sense:

1. a round arch that widens before rounding offplay

  Familiarity information: HORSESHOE ARCH used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HORSESHOE ARCH (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A round arch that widens before rounding off

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

horseshoe arch; Moorish arch

Hypernyms ("horseshoe arch" is a kind of...):

round arch (an arch formed in a continuous curve; characteristic of Roman architecture)


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