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Noun: basket-handle arch  'bãs-kit,han-dul aa(r)ch
  1. A round arch whose inner curve is drawn with circles having three centres
    "The bridge featured a beautiful basket-handle arch spanning the river";
    - three-centered arch

Derived forms: basket-handle arches

Type of: round arch

Encyclopedia: Basket-handle arch