barrel-vault
1Barrel vault — Vault Vault (v[add]lt; see Note, below), n. [OE. voute, OF. voute, volte, F. vo[^u]te, LL. volta, for voluta, volutio, fr. L. volvere, volutum, to roll, to turn about. See {Voluble}, and cf. {Vault} a leap, {Volt} a turn, {Volute}.] [1913… …
2Barrel vault — Barrel Bar rel (b[a^]r r[e^]l), n.[OE. barel, F. baril, prob. fr. barre bar. Cf. {Barricade}.] 1. A round vessel or cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends or heads;… …
3barrel vault — n. Archit. a vault shaped like half a cylinder …
4Barrel vault — Nave of Lisbon Cathedral with a barrel vaulted soffit. Note the absence of clerestory windows, all of the light being provided by the Rose window at one end of the vault …
5barrel vault — 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] * * * ceiling or roof consisting of a series of… …
6Barrel Vault — See: Vault, Barrel continous vault of semicircular cross section; also called tunnel vault …
7barrel vault — noun Date: 1842 a semicylindrical vault • barrel vaulted adjective …
8barrel vault — noun Architecture a vault forming a half cylinder. Derivatives barrel vaulted adjective …
9barrel vault — bar′rel vault n. bui archit. a vault having the form of a very deep arch. Also called bar′rel roof • Etymology: 1840–50 bar′rel vault ed, adj …
10barrel vault — noun the simplest form of vault; a single continuous arch • Hypernyms: ↑vault …
