The Clue
Electrical bridges (4 letter answer)
The Answer
ARCS
Tags
Notes
The answer ARCS is seen frequently, appearing about once every 100 puzzles.
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Azimuths
Bends
Bows
Catenaries
Curves
Rainbows
Spotlights
Bowlike objects
Certain lights
Cinquefoil features
Circle parts
Circle segments
Circumference parts
De Triomphe et al.
Electric discharges
Electrical paths
Hyperbola parts
Leaping lights
Missile trajectories
Parentheses, e.g.
Parts of a circle
Pinball paths
Planetary paths
Rainbow forms
Rainbow shapes
Rainbows, basically
Rainbows, e.g.
Segments of a curve
Some lights
Swings of a pendulum
Welding bands?
De Triomphe and others
Doesn't go straight
Moves like a comet
Paths of pop-ups
Tennis lobs, e.g.
Texas leaguers' trajectories
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"