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barrel vault

–noun Architecture.
a vault having the form of a very deep arch.


Origin:
1840–50


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.
wagon vault  
n.  See barrel vault.
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