archway
(ˈɑːtʃweɪ)
[f. arch n. + way.]
1. An arched or vaulted passage.
| 1802 in Penny Mag. (1832) I. 257 Under the denomination of the ‘Thames Archway Company.’ 1856 Kane Arct. Exp. II. xxi. 207 A great archway or tunnel poured out a dashing stream. |
2. The arched entrance to a castle, etc.
| 1808 Scott Marm. vi. xiv, Lord Marmion..Like arrow through the archway sprung. 1868 Queen Victoria Life in Highl. 22 Part of the old castle and the archway remains. |