barrel vault

Noun

Meaning

the simplest form of vault; a single continuous arch

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

vault ribbed vault groin vault cross vault star vault clove vault corbelled vault elliptical vault fan-shaped vault hyperbolic vault shell vault fan-vault catenary vault domical vault flamboyant vault
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Hypernyms

vault

Examples

Barrel vault The simplest type of vaulted roof is the barrel vault in which a single arched surface extends from wall to wall, the length of the space to be vaulted, for example, the nave of a church. Source: Internet

However, the barrel vault generally required the support of solid walls, or walls in which the windows were very small. Source: Internet

The barrel vault is returned to architectural vocabulary as at the St. Andrea in Mantua. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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