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CORBEL ARCH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does corbel arch mean?
• CORBEL ARCH (noun)
The noun CORBEL ARCH has 1 sense:
1. (architecture) an arch constructed of masonry courses that are corbelled until they meet
Familiarity information: CORBEL ARCH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(architecture) an arch constructed of masonry courses that are corbelled until they meet
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("corbel arch" is a kind of...):
arch ((architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it)
Domain category:
architecture (the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings)
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