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straight arch

NOUN
  1. an arch with mutually supporting voussoirs that has a straight horizontal extrados and intrados

How To Use straight arch In A Sentence

  • A flat arch, also known as jack or straight arch, extends straight across an opening with no curvature, creating a horizontal emphasis.
  • Some new longitudinal walls were made of yellow clay bricks with concrete straight arches for the doors.
  • Each of the four straight arches is flanked on either side by an engaged Doric column and surmounted by an entablature.
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