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barrel vaults

barrel vaults is the plural of barrel vault.

Meaning of barrel vault

Noun

barrel vault (plural barrel vaults)

  1. A simple roof having a curved, often semicircular cross section; used to span large distances in railway stations, churches, etc. Usually supported on columns.
  2. A building profile featuring a rounded profile to the roof on the short axis, but with no angle change on a cut along the long axis.

Questions about barrel vaults

What is barrel vaults the plural of?
Barrel vaults is the plural of barrel vault.

Words near barrel vaults in the dictionary

  1. barrel shrouds
  2. barrel sling
  3. barrel sponge
  4. barrel sponges
  5. barrel vault
  6. barrel vaults
  7. barrel-bellied
  8. barrel-chested
  9. barrel-head
  10. barrel-heads
  11. barrel-house

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