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: a shelter of vines or branches or of latticework covered with climbing shrubs or vines
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: a spindle or axle of a wheel
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: a main shaft or beam
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: a shaft on which a revolving cutting tool is mounted
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: a spindle on a cutting machine that holds the work to be cut
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Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2025
Amazon has an arbor set that comes with artificial white flowers and drapery to put over the arch.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 21 Mar. 2025
Wisteria should be pruned regularly and is better suited for growing on a strong arbor or trellis.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 Mar. 2025
Outside, the ocean-facing pool and spa are surrounded by a stone patio, a fire pit, a bocce ball court, a chicken coop, and a lemon arbor.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 25 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Unlike shrub roses, these plants require some extra support from trellises, fences, or arbors.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2025
Amazon has an arbor set that comes with artificial white flowers and drapery to put over the arch.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 21 Mar. 2025
Wisteria should be pruned regularly and is better suited for growing on a strong arbor or trellis.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 Mar. 2025
Outside, the ocean-facing pool and spa are surrounded by a stone patio, a fire pit, a bocce ball court, a chicken coop, and a lemon arbor.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 25 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for arbor
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“Arbor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arbor. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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arbor
noun
ar·bor
ˈär-bər 
: a branching anatomical structure resembling a tree
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