barrel-vaulted
- a word derived from barrel vault.
Example Sentences
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Echoing that signature yellow hue: a walnut island, a hammered barrel-vaulted copper hood, a copper farmhouse sink and replicated 1920s cabinetry painted “Matchstick” by Farrow & Ball.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
It then passed through several owners until the Joliets bought the property, along with the house, Manoir de la Perrière, and the airy, barrel-vaulted cellar, complete with an imposing medieval wine press.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 14, 2022
Sunlight pours in from more than 1,000 skylights in the 30-foot barrel-vaulted ceiling, to encourage rehabilitation, remorse and penance, while the outside’s intimidating bulk is meant to deter crime.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 20, 2022
My Pure Detroit tour of the Fisher Building started in the barrel-vaulted arcade, with Mr. Hooper giving visitors an excellent sense of what the building was like when it opened.
From New York Times ● Mar. 26, 2018
Masaccio may well have gone to look at an actual barrel-vaulted chapel and copied actual columns.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
