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ridge rib

–noun Architecture.
1. a rib that runs along the ridge of a vault.
2. a stone or piece of timber placed at the apex of the gable in a vault or a timber roof.
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ridge rib  
n.  A principal rib of a vault along either the longitudinal or transverse ridge.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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