They stepped through an archway.
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Archway
//ˈɑɹt͡ʃˌweɪ//
Synonyms for "archway" (56 found)
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Closest matches (12)
Strong matches (16)
Related words (28)
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1 entriesat location
5 entriesderived
1 entriesderived from
2 entrieshas property
1 entriesis a
3 entriesrelated to
4 entriesused for
8 entriesTranslations
19 translations across 12 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- porxo noun (passageway covered by an arch)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 拱道 noun (passageway covered by an arch)
Finnish
1 entries- kaarikäytävä noun (passageway covered by an arch)
French
1 entries- arcade noun (passageway covered by an arch)
German
4 entries- Arkade noun (passageway covered by an arch)
- Bogen noun (passageway covered by an arch)
- Bogengang noun (passageway covered by an arch)
- Torbogen noun (passageway covered by an arch)
Irish
1 entries- bealach stuach noun (passageway covered by an arch)
Japanese
1 entries- アーチ道 noun (passageway covered by an arch)
Polish
1 entries- sklepione przejście noun (passageway covered by an arch)
Portuguese
1 entries- arcada noun (passageway covered by an arch)
Romanian
1 entries- arcadă noun (passageway covered by an arch)
Russian
4 entries- а́рка noun (passageway covered by an arch)
- арка́да noun (passageway covered by an arch)
- прохо́д под а́ркой noun (passageway covered by an arch)
- свод noun (passageway covered by an arch)
Spanish
2 entries- arcada noun (passageway covered by an arch)
- arco noun (passageway covered by an arch)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
When last I saw that little stream, / A form of light there stood, / That seemed like a precious gem, / Beneath that archway rude: / And as I gazed with love and awe / Upon that sylph-like thing, / Methought that airy form must be / The fairy of the spring.
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The soffit of the archway is ornamented with deeply recessed coffers, and a relief in the centre represents the apotheosis of Titus.
Source: tatoeba (13437467)
Sepia Delft tiles surrounded the fireplace, their crudely drawn Biblical scenes in faded cyclamen blending with the pinkish pine, while above them, instead of a mantelshelf, there was an archway high enough to form a balcony with slender balusters and a tapestry-hung wall behind.
Source: wiktionary
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