Definition of overarch in English:
overarch
verb əʊvərˈɑːtʃˌoʊvərˈɑrtʃ
[with object]Form an arch over.
an old dirt road, overarched by forest
Example sentencesExamples
- The morning light fell upon him, dappled as it was by the trees that overarched us, and revealed the full horror of what he had suffered.
- Along the lakefront a curving sweep of barberry and daylilies terminated at gazebos overarched by old apple and willow trees.
Definition of overarch in US English:
overarch
verbˌōvərˈärCHˌoʊvərˈɑrtʃ
[with object]Form an arch over.
an old dirt road, overarched by forest
Example sentencesExamples
- Along the lakefront a curving sweep of barberry and daylilies terminated at gazebos overarched by old apple and willow trees.
- The morning light fell upon him, dappled as it was by the trees that overarched us, and revealed the full horror of what he had suffered.