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cross vault
or cross-vault
[ kraws-vawlt, kros‐ ]
noun
, Architecture.
- a vault or ceiling created by the intersection of vaults.
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Other Words From
- cross-vaulted adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cross vault1
First recorded in 1850–55
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Example Sentences
The date of the first appearance of the cross-vault can hardly have been earlier than the second century B.C.
From Project Gutenberg
These, and the piers, and the pillars of the nave support the vault, which is a simple cross vault without ribs.
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