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cross vault

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


cross-vaulted, adjective
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cross vault  
n.  A vault formed by the intersection of two or more barrel vaults. Also called cross vaulting, groin vault.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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