cross vault

or cross-vault

[ kraws-vawlt, kros‐ ]

noun

, Architecture.

1. a vault or ceiling created by the intersection of vaults.

Other Words From

• cross-vaulted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of cross vault¹

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

The date of the first appearance of the cross-vault can hardly have been earlier than the second century B.C.

From Project Gutenberg

These, and the piers, and the pillars of the nave support the vault, which is a simple cross vault without ribs.

From Project Gutenberg