BARREL VAULT


Meaning of BARREL VAULT in English

— barrel-vaulted , adj.

Archit.

a vault having the form of a very deep arch. Also called barrel roof, cradle vault, tunnel vault, wagon roof, wagon vault . See illus. under vault .

[ 1840-50 ]

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