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cross vault

American

[kraws-vawlt, kros‐] / ˈkrɔsˌvɔlt, ˈkrɒs‐ /

Also cross vaulting, or cross-vault

noun

Architecture.

a vault or ceiling created by the intersection of vaults.

Other Word Forms

cross-vaulted adjective

Etymology

Origin of cross vault

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

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The central aisle has a pointed barrel vault springing from a little above the aisle arches, while the aisles themselves have an ordinary cross vault.

From Portuguese Architecture by Watson, Walter Crum

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