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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:
barrel-vaulted, adjective
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barrel vault  
n.  A simple continuous vault, typically semicircular in cross section. Also called tunnel vault, wagon vault.
tunnel vault  
n.  See barrel vault.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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