The Clue
Bowlike objects (4 letter answer)
The Answer
ARCS
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Notes
The answer ARCS is seen frequently, appearing about once every 100 puzzles.
Related Clues
Bows
Catenaries
Curvatures
Curves
Rainbows
Semicircles
Trajectories
Cinquefoil features
Circle parts
Circle segments
Circumference parts
Electric discharges
Electrical bridges
Electrical discharges
Electrical paths
Firecracker paths
Indirect lines
Leaping lights
Meteor paths
Missile paths
Parts of circles
Pinball paths
Rainbow shapes
Rainbows, basically
Rockets' paths
Slurs, in music
Spark streams
Story lines
Welding bands?
Fly balls, e.g.
Moves like a comet
Musical ties, essentially
Texas leaguers' trajectories
Slow pitches have them
They may be drawn with compasses
Three-point lines in basketball, e.g.
Definition
ARC as a noun:
1. (discharge, spark, arc, electric arc, electric discharge) = electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
2. a continuous portion of a circle
3. (bow, arc) = something curved in shape
ARC as a verb:
1. (arch, curve, arc) = form an arch or curve; "her back arches"; "her hips curve nicely"