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groined vaults

groined vaults is the plural of groined vault.

Meaning of groined vault

Noun

groined vault (plural groined vaults)

  1. A vault resulting from the intersection of two barrel-vaults crossing in a right angle. Its thrusts are concentrated along the groins or arrises and eventually at the four corners

Questions about groined vaults

What is groined vaults the plural of?
Groined vaults is the plural of groined vault.

Words near groined vaults in the dictionary

  1. groin vault
  2. groin vaults
  3. groinal
  4. groined
  5. groined vault
  6. groined vaults
  7. groinfield
  8. groinfields
  9. groinful
  10. groining
  11. groins

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