: a way or passage under an arch
also : an arch over a passage

Examples of archway in a Sentence

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In the rendering video, a plane sits in what looks like a lobby framed by a golden archway. Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 23 June 2026 Each archway is flooded with lush green leaves and fluffy flowers, adding lots of shade to the grass walkway below. Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 June 2026 The summer heat lifts, the medina turns walkable, and the dusk light sets the tilework and carved archways glowing. Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 One of my favorite ways to use pool noodles is to insert some flexible spa tubing inside the hole of a few noodles to create a giant archway. Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for archway

Word History

First Known Use

1715, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of archway was in 1715

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“Archway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/archway. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

Kids Definition

: a passage under an arch
also : an arch over a passage

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