octagonal shape

collocation in English

meaningsofoctagonalandshape

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octagonal
adjective
uk
/ɒkˈtæɡ.ən.əl/us
/ɑːkˈtæɡ.ən.əl/
having eight ...
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shape
noun
uk
/ʃeɪp/us
/ʃeɪp/
the particular physical form or appearance ...
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(Definition ofoctagonalandshapefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The church was built in 1976 and has an uncommonoctagonalshape.
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It is in the usualoctagonalshape, with a pyramidal roof.
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It is actually anoctagonalshape, which meets criteria to be defined as a round barn.
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The main tower, ofoctagonalshape, has sides of 12m 2.
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The church was built in anoctagonalshape.
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This junction, one of the city's most important, is named for itsoctagonalshape.
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The monastery is surrounded by six-metre-high wall, with an irregularoctagonalshape.
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The portico has impressive wooden columns (four numbers ofoctagonalshape) and is double the normal height and has wooden panelled ceiling.
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Two strips of iron, riveted with golden rivets to the plates, hold the crown together and give it itsoctagonalshape.
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It was designed for multi-purpose use and with itsoctagonalshapeit was a clear departure from the usual nave-like school halls.
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This house was called by his friends the goose-pie, because of itsoctagonalshape.
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The cenotaph chamber is surrounded by a dome-shaped structure which rests on a small drum ofoctagonalshape.
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Theoctagonalshapeof the logo is symbolizing the expanding public transportation network.
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The tower itself is relatively unadorned until the 21st floor, where the square tower starts to transition to anoctagonalshape.
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The sanctuary is designed in anoctagonalshape, with exposed bricks and dark wooden beams throughout.
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Theoctagonalshapeof the base indicates that a direction-finding station operator's hut stood there.
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The cap now carried is anoctagonalshape, housing the broken windshaft.
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Workshops and service buildings around the edge gave the overall site anoctagonalshape.
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Here there are partitions in rectangular shape and the corner partitions are inoctagonalshape.
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It had anoctagonalshapewith four gates.
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