corbelling
Britishnoun
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The so-called “bee-hive” cell, which goes back to pre-Christian times, was built of rough stone rubble without mortar, and roofed in the same manner by corbelling over the courses of masonry.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" by Various
The walls in one case stood high enough to show, from the corbelling of their upper courses, that the huts were roofed in the same fashion as the nuraghi themselves.
From Rough Stone Monuments and Their Builders by T. Eric (Thomas Eric) Peet
The chamber is circular, and roofed partly by corbelling and partly by a large slab.
From Rough Stone Monuments and Their Builders by T. Eric (Thomas Eric) Peet
In shape it is a half-octagon set diagonally, and is upheld by circular corbelling.
From Portuguese Architecture by Walter Crum Watson
It is roofed by the successive overlapping or corbelling of the upper courses.
From Rough Stone Monuments and Their Builders by T. Eric (Thomas Eric) Peet
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