cross vault

cross vault

noun Architecture.
a vault or ceiling created by the intersection of vaults.
Also, cross-vault, cross vaulting, cross-vault·ing.
Also called groin vault.

cross-vault·ed, adjective
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Cross vault is always a great word to know.
So is column. Does it mean:
a rigid, relatively slender, upright support, composed of relatively few pieces
having the form of an ogee or double curve, such as a bar of tracery
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