lancet arch

noun

A sharp pointed arch used in doors and windows, etc. This type of architecture was peculiar to England in the 13th century.

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Meanings

nounlancet arch (plural lancet arches)

plural lancet arches

  1. architectureA sharp pointed arch used in doors and windows, etc. This type of architecture was peculiar to England in the 13th century.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan acutely pointed Gothic arch, like a lance

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Broader
Gothic arch
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan arc apuntat
  • arc apuntata sharp pointed arch used in doors and windows, etc.
Czech gotický oblouk
  • gotický oblouka sharp pointed arch used in doors and windows, etc.
Greek λογχοειδές τόξο
  • λογχοειδές τόξο (lonchoeidés tóxo)a sharp pointed arch used in doors and windows, etc.
Cite this entry
APA

lancet arch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lancet%20arch

MLA

“lancet arch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lancet%20arch. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lancet arch,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lancet%20arch.

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