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horseshoe arches

horseshoe arches is the plural of horseshoe arch.

Meaning of horseshoe arch

Noun

horseshoe arch (plural horseshoe arches)

  1. An arch having the circular curve continued below the horizontal line of its diameter, so that the opening at the bottom of the arch is narrower than the arch's full span. It is emblematic of Islamic, especially Moorish, architecture.

Questions about horseshoe arches

What is horseshoe arches the plural of?
Horseshoe arches is the plural of horseshoe arch.

Words near horseshoe arches in the dictionary

  1. horseshit
  2. horseshite
  3. horseshod
  4. horseshoe
  5. horseshoe arch
  6. horseshoe arches
  7. horseshoe bat
  8. horseshoe bats
  9. Horseshoe Bay
  10. Horseshoe Bend
  11. horseshoe conditional

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