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BARREL VAULT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does barrel vault mean?
• BARREL VAULT (noun)
The noun BARREL VAULT has 1 sense:
1. the simplest form of vault; a single continuous arch
Familiarity information: BARREL VAULT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The simplest form of vault; a single continuous arch
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("barrel vault" is a kind of...):
vault (an arched brick or stone ceiling or roof)
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