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单词 triumphal arch
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triumphal arch


noun

a monumental archway, often erected in permanent materials as a commemorative structure, straddling the line of march of a victorious army during a triumphal procession.
an architectural motif resembling in its composition an ancient Roman triumphal arch, having one high central archway flanked by side elements composed of lower arches, compartments, bas-reliefs, etc., the whole usually adorned by a huge order.

Origin of triumphal arch

First recorded in 1540–50

Words nearby triumphal arch

triturable, triturate, trituration, triumph, triumphal, triumphal arch, triumphalism, triumphant, triumvir, triumvirate, triune
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British Dictionary definitions for triumphal arch

triumphal arch

noun

an arch built to commemorate a victory
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