archwayn.
/ˈɑːtʃweɪ/, U.S. /ˈɑrtʃˌweɪ/ 1. An arched or vaulted passage.
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society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, passage, or means of access to a place > [noun]
patheOE
gangOE
gangwayOE
passagec1300
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way-wenta1450
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traduct1535
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1802 in Penny Mag. (1832) 1 257 Under the denomination of the ‘Thames Archway Company.’
1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. II. xxi. 207 A great archway or tunnel poured out a dashing stream.
2. The arched entrance to a castle, etc.
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > an opening or aperture > [noun] > opening which may be passed through > gate or gateway > arched
archway1808
1808 W. Scott Marmion vi. xiv. 338 Lord Marmion..Like arrow through the arch-way sprung.
1868 Queen Victoria Jrnl. 22 Part of the old castle and the archway remains.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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