archway

noun

arch·​way ˈärch-ˌwā How to pronounce archway (audio)
: a way or passage under an arch
also : an arch over a passage

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The 12-foot tall glass and metal sunflower archway that visitors can walk through in Prairie Village’s Meadowbrook Park is Amie Jacobsen’s favorite sculpture she’s ever made. Madeline King, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2025 Come Christmas, though, all eyes move to the four twinkling archways at the corners of the square. Demarco Williams, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025 The reception was held in an olive tree grove where two long wooden overlooked the sea and fairy-light curtains hung from the hotel archways. Christian Allaire, Vogue, 11 June 2025 In a serene scene in Venice in 1963, a man reads beneath an archway, his back against the wall, gondolas docked in the canal below. Donna Seaman june 18, Literary Hub, 18 June 2025 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 5 Jul. 2025.

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archway

noun
arch·​way ˈärch-ˌwā How to pronounce archway (audio)
: a passage under an arch
also : an arch over a passage

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