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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An arch built as part of a solid wall to take the weight of the construction above by diverting it away from weak points such as doors and windows lower down.
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 | arrière-voussure (building construction) |
| discharging arch (civil engineering) |
| arrière-voussure, rear arch |
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