relieving arch

noun

An arch in a wall to relieve the part below it from a superincumbent weight.

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Meanings

nounrelieving arch (plural relieving arches)

plural relieving arches

  1. architectureAn arch in a wall to relieve the part below it from a superincumbent weight.
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