Arc de Triomphe

American

[ark duh tree-awnf] / ark də triˈɔ̃f /

noun

an arch, located in Paris, begun in 1806 by Napoleon in honor of his victorious armies and completed in 1836. The unknown soldier of France and an eternal flame were placed beneath the arch after World War I.

Arc de Triomphe British

/ ark də trijɔ̃f, ˈɑːk də ˈtriːəʊmf /

noun

the triumphal arch in Paris begun by Napoleon I to commemorate his victories of 1805–6 and completed in 1836

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Etymology

Origin of Arc de Triomphe

First recorded in 1810–20; from French: “arch of triumph”

Example Sentences

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Epstein was frequently in France in the 15 years before his death, owning a vast apartment near the Arc de Triomphe.

From The Wall Street Journal

Best known for large-scale works with his French partner Jeanne-Claude, like the wrapping of Paris's Arc de Triomphe in 2021, Berlin's Reichstag in 1995 and Pont Neuf in 1985, the Doha fair exhibited smaller wrapped sculptures.

From Barron's

The magnificent proposed structure is reminiscent of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris and will celebrate America’s semiquincentennial.

From The Wall Street Journal

The American-bred colt won the Derby, ridden by Geoff Lewis, as well as the Eclipse Stakes, the King George VI Stakes, the Queen Elizabeth Stakes and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe to make Balding champion trainer in 1971.

From BBC

Its monuments, such as the Eiffel Tower and Arc de Triomphe.

From BBC

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