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BROKEN ARCH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does broken arch mean?
• BROKEN ARCH (noun)
The noun BROKEN ARCH has 1 sense:
1. an arch with a gap at the apex; the gap is usually filled with some decoration
Familiarity information: BROKEN ARCH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An arch with a gap at the apex; the gap is usually filled with some decoration
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("broken arch" is a kind of...):
arch ((architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it)
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