cross vault
or cross-vault
[ kraws-vawlt, kros‐ ]
/ ˈkrɔsˌvɔlt, ˈkrɒs‐ /
noun Architecture.
a vault or ceiling created by the intersection of vaults.
Also
cross vault·ing,
cross-vault·ing.
Also called
groin vault.
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Example sentences from the Web for cross vault
The date of the first appearance of the cross-vault can hardly have been earlier than the second century B.C.
History of Ancient Art |Franz von Reber