counterarch

1 of 2

noun

coun·​ter·​arch

"+

: an opposite and strengthening arch

counterarch

2 of 2

transitive verb

¦kau̇ntər+

: to supply with a counterarch

Word History

Etymology

Noun

counter- + arch

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