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STRAIGHT ARCH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An arch with mutually supporting voussoirs that has a straight horizontal extrados and intrados
Synonyms:
flat arch; straight arch
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("straight arch" is a kind of...):
arch ((architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it)