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SAFETY ARCH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An undecorated arch that is included in order to strengthen or support a construction
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("safety arch" is a kind of...):
arch ((architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it)
reinforcement; strengthener (a device designed to provide additional strength)