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cathedral ceiling

cathedral ceiling noun: a vaulted ceiling that slopes upward from the walls, following the slope of the underside of the roof.

Noun

cathedral ceiling (plural cathedral ceilings)

  1. A vaulted ceiling that slopes upward from the walls, following the slope of the underside of the roof.
    • Big deck, high open-beam cathedral ceiling. A real charmer1993 Feb. 12, "Real Estate: Twain Harte Chalet $129,500, Union Democrat (USA), p. 1C (retrieved 27 Oct 2011)

Forms of cathedral ceiling

pluralcathedral ceilings

Questions about cathedral ceiling

What does cathedral ceiling mean?
Cathedral ceiling means a vaulted ceiling that slopes upward from the walls, following the slope of the underside of the roof.
What part of speech is cathedral ceiling?
Cathedral ceiling is a noun.
What is the plural of cathedral ceiling?
The plural of cathedral ceiling is cathedral ceilings.

Words near cathedral ceiling in the dictionary

  1. cathed
  2. cathedra
  3. cathedrae
  4. cathedral
  5. cathedral cactus
  6. cathedral ceiling
  7. cathedral ceilings
  8. cathedral church
  9. cathedral churches
  10. cathedral cities
  11. cathedral city

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