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rib vaults

rib vaults is the plural of rib vault.

Meaning of rib vault

Noun

rib vault (plural rib vaults)

  1. An architectural feature for covering a wide space, such as a church nave, composed of a framework of crossed or diagonal arched ribs.

Questions about rib vaults

What is rib vaults the plural of?
Rib vaults is the plural of rib vault.

Words near rib vaults in the dictionary

  1. rib roast
  2. rib roasts
  3. rib steak
  4. rib steaks
  5. rib vault
  6. rib vaults
  7. rib-cage
  8. rib-cages
  9. rib-eye
  10. rib-eye steak
  11. rib-eye steaks

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