portale ad arco
English translation: arched gateway
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| 5 +1 | arched portal |
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| 4 +2 | (key to the) arched gateway |
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| 4 | arch-portal |
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6 mins confidence: 
arch-portal Explanation: . -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2003-05-21 16:12:16 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- arch portal Each tower is built of two columns of closed-box construction, connected at the top and just below the deck with hemispheric arch portal struts. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2003-05-21 16:23:10 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- There was a portal in front of the main entrance to the church until 1824. The form of the current pointed arch portal originated in 1835 |
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7 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1arched portal Explanation: portal = doorway, gate, or other entrance, especially a large or elaborate one -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2003-05-21 16:11:26 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- (That explanation is from the New Oxford dictionary by the way!) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2003-05-21 16:14:27 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- (That explanation is from the New Oxford dictionary by the way!) |
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30 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
peer agreement (net): +2(key to the) arched gateway Explanation: or main / grand / large arched gateway. IMHO "portal" sounds antiquated / poetic or technical (computers etc.) |
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