arch
拱门,拱形,拱桥,拱形的
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- : Architecture. a curved masonry construction for spanning an opening, consisting of a number of wedgelike stones, bricks, or the like, set with the narrower side toward the opening in such a way that forces on the arch are transmitted as vertical or oblique stresses on either side of the opening.an upwardly curved construction, as of steel or timber functioning in the manner of a masonry arch.a doorway, gateway, etc., having a curved head; an archway. the curved head of an opening, as a doorway.
- : any overhead curvature resembling an arch.
- : something bowed or curved; any bowlike part: the arch of the foot.
- : a device inserted in or built into shoes for supporting the arch of the foot.
- : a dam construction having the form of a barrel vault running vertically with its convex face toward the impounded water.
- : Glassmaking. a chamber or opening in a glassmaking furnace.pot arch.
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- : to cover with a vault, or span with an arch: the rude bridge that arched the flood.
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There will be a big blue arch visible from hundreds of yards away to mark the area where online orders can be retrieved.
People swear that all-you-can-eat buffets could be found at Taco Bell, KFC, and even under the golden arches of McDonald’s.
If at any point your lower back arches and comes up off the floor, bring your legs and arms back toward the starting position, decreasing the difficulty to the point where you can maintain good form.
High above them, on top of an enormous rock arch, sits an inaccessible house.
There have been two crashes in excess of 65% for the golden arches in that time.
On the steps of the old courthouse in the shadow of the arch where Al Sharpton addressed a media horde.
Meanwhile, in the town plaza, arch-rival Brazilian and Argentinian fans were busy hurling insults and beer bottles at one another.
This has all fueled attacks against Comstock by her opponents in the primary, who include arch conservative Del.
In contrast, arch-rival California has lost a half a million.
After a while, as we were arguing about the Thicket, it occurred to us that all in the house save Arch and me had gone to bed.
The way was under a double row of tall trees, which met at the top and formed a green arch over our heads.
He thought a little longer, and as he did so, a vision of his enemy rose before him.