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archway¹

  • /ˈɑɹt͡ʃˌweɪ/

Where it comes from

From arch + way.

noun archways

  1. A passageway covered by an arch, particularly one made of masonry.
  2. A doorway with a semilunar-shaped top. 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.

Archway²

Where it comes from

Named after the bridge which carried Hornsey Lane over Archway Road, the newer bridge still has an arch.

proper noun

  1. A neighbourhood of Upper Holloway, borough of Islington, Greater London, England, centred on a gyratory system and underground station (OS grid ref TQ2986).

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noun passageway covered by an arch

Españolarco, arcada
日本語アーチ道 āchi-michi
中文拱道 gǒngdào
Portuguêsarcada
Françaisarcade
DeutschTorbogen, Bogen, Arkade, Bogengang
Românăarcadă
Русскийа́рка árka, свод svod, прохо́д под а́ркой proxód pod árkoj, арка́да arkáda

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@misc{archway_2026,
  title = {archway},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/archway},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}