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arch

[ahrch] / ɑrtʃ /


NOUN
curve, curved structure
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He added that out of "the 59 top cities and Capitals", Washington DC is "the only one in the world that does not have a triumphal arch", without specifying what those cities are.

From BBC Sep. 20, 2026

Construction on Trump's 250-foot arch, planned for a site across the Potomac River from Washington DC just outside the Arlington National Cemetery, was expected to begin this month.

From BBC Sep. 20, 2026

The most common launch point is from the arch, with drops ranging from 15 to 20 feet depending on the water level, said a San Diego Police Department spokesperson.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

Trump has been heavily involved in the project, showing reporters models of the arch in the Oval Office and posting different renderings on Truth Social.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

Fadi could see his father’s eyebrows arch in shock as he stared down at him.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai

Inside the monastery, AFP journalists saw cracked arches and partially collapsed stone walls, while the monks' living quarters remained intact.

From Barron's Jul. 20, 2026

This detour is not a clever design, but a historical leftover from our fish-like ancestors when the nerve took a straightforward path around the gill arches.

From Science Daily Jul. 11, 2026

Twelve flags on the sides nod to the “12th Man” fan base; one is a secret button — push it and the arches pop out to reveal the words “World Champions.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 12, 2026

The exterior’s focal points are the recessed areas—coves, in the jargon of early Corvettes—aft the front wheel arches, set off with J-shaped accents that reach across the doors’ shutline.

From The Wall Street Journal May 30, 2026

Three other entrances they saw, dark black arches: one straight before them eastwards, and one on either side.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

Metres away, other photographers yelled instructions to ornately dressed young women who held their fingers in victory signs and arched their backs for the camera.

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

The old factory at 120 Jefferson Northeast, a sand-colored brick building with its distinctive arched entryway, had gone out of business, and quickly.

From Slate Mar. 25, 2026

A large hole was smashed through the glass of a large, arched window.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 1, 2026

I also had one of those groovy chrome arched floor lamps.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 10, 2026

Her eyebrows arched up, and one side of her mouth pulled down.

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty

A map of the routes with arrows arching across the country gave the operation its arachnid moniker.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 10, 2025

Tuesday’s home run, hit on an arching line to the left-center-field bullpen, served as a long-awaited first example.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 10, 2025

The shrub has a cane growth habit, ideally with arching limbs from ground to flower-borne tips.

From Seattle Times May 4, 2024

Rainmaker Hall is the central meeting space, created inside an old hangar that was once a sweatshop with high, arching beams.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 26, 2023

She lay on her stomach, then pushed her chest off the ground, arching her back.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata




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