barrel vault

noun Architecture.
a vault having the form of a very deep arch.
Also called barrel roof, cradle vault, tunnel vault, wagon roof, wagon vault.

Origin:
1840–50

Related forms
bar·rel-vault·ed, adjective
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barrel vault
 
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architect wagon vault, Also called: tunnel vault a vault in the form of a half cylinder

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