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Definition of "arbor" []

  • A shady resting place in a garden or park, often made of rustic work or latticework on which plants, such as climbing shrubs or vines, are grown. (noun)
  • An axis or shaft supporting a rotating part on a lathe. (noun)
  • A bar for supporting cutting tools. (noun)
  • A spindle of a wheel, as in watches and clocks. (noun)
  • A tree, as opposed to a shrub. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "arbor" in a sentence
  • "No. The arbor is actually a medium size, meaning larger than normal but unfortunately not as big as many models."
  • "The wall of the canal presents an anterior and a posterior longitudinal ridge, from each of which proceed a number of small oblique columns, the palmate folds, giving the appearance of branches from the stem of a tree; to this arrangement the name arbor vitæ uterina is applied."
  • "In front of the arbor was a parterre of rounded box-bushes edging beds where disorderly roses hung in clusters of pink and purple and apricot-color."