archway
pronunciation
How to pronounce archway in British English:
UK [ˈɑ:tʃweɪ]
How to pronounce archway in American English:
US [ˈɑrtʃweɪ]
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- Noun:
- a passageway under an arch
Word Origin
- archway (n.)
- 1802, from arch (n.) + way (n.).
Example
- 1. He simply stared around at the den and the surrounding rooms visible through an open archway .
- 2. A chinese-looking archway welcomes travellers to tawang district , and from here on are views of snow-capped peaks and the himalayas proper .
- 3. When the mother failed to provide a reasonable explanation , the gp sent her to the whittington hospital in archway , north london .
- 4. Visitors make their way into hacienda napoles , a museum and exotic animal park located in colombia , by passing through an archway decorated with an old airplane .
- 5. Some bout of influenza at archway is carrying off all the old folks ...... ah-ah-ah !