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flying arch

flying arch noun: a form of arch that does not carry any vertical load, but is provided solely to supply outward horizontal forces, to resist an inwards compression. They are used across cuttings, to avoid them collapsing inwards.

Noun

flying arch (plural flying arches)

  1. A form of arch that does not carry any vertical load, but is provided solely to supply outward horizontal forces, to resist an inwards compression. They are used across cuttings, to avoid them collapsing inwards.
    • Masonry flying arches strutting the retaining walls in Chorley cutting, Manchester-Blackpool line, L.M.S.R.1939 November, “Pertinent Paragraphs”, in Railway Magazine, page 358, photo caption

Forms of flying arch

pluralflying arches

Questions about flying arch

What does flying arch mean?
Flying arch means a form of arch that does not carry any vertical load, but is provided solely to supply outward horizontal forces, to resist an inwards compression. They are used across cuttings, to avoid them collapsing inwards.
What part of speech is flying arch?
Flying arch is a noun.
What is the plural of flying arch?
The plural of flying arch is flying arches.

Words near flying arch in the dictionary

  1. flying
  2. flying a kite
  3. flying ace
  4. flying aces
  5. flying apart
  6. flying arch
  7. flying arches
  8. flying armies
  9. flying army
  10. flying at
  11. flying baker

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