English Explanatory Dictionary

flying arch

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A form of arch that does not carry any vertical load, but is provided solely to supply outward horizontal forces, to resist an inwards compression. They are used across cuttings, to avoid them collapsing inwards.

Word forms

flying arch flying arches
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