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ribbed vault

ribbed vault noun: a building structure created by an intersection of two or three vaults.

ribbed vault: a building structure created by an intersection of two or three vaults
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Noun

ribbed vault (plural ribbed vaults)

  1. A building structure created by an intersection of two or three vaults.

Forms of ribbed vault

pluralribbed vaults

Questions about ribbed vault

What does ribbed vault mean?
Ribbed vault means a building structure created by an intersection of two or three vaults.
What part of speech is ribbed vault?
Ribbed vault is a noun.
What is the plural of ribbed vault?
The plural of ribbed vault is ribbed vaults.

Words near ribbed vault in the dictionary

  1. ribbands
  2. ribbe
  3. ribbed
  4. ribbed mussel
  5. ribbed mussels
  6. ribbed vault
  7. ribbed vaults
  8. ribbeite
  9. ribber
  10. ribbers
  11. ribbes

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