relieving arch
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relieving arch
[ri′lēv·iŋ ‚ärch] McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
discharging arch, relieving arch, safety arch
discharging arch
An arch, usually segmental and often a blind arch, built above the lintel of a door or window to discharge the weight of the wall above the lintel to each side.
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