Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

horseshoe arch

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.10 in modern English

Syllables: horse-shoe arch
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Inflected Forms

horseshoe arches (plural)

Synonyms

keyhole arch Moorish arch

Questions

What does horseshoe arch mean?: 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.

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