STRAIGHT ARCH

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 I. (noun) 

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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)

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