ribbed vault
Americannoun
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To him, the ribbed vault and flying buttress were the epitome of rational construction.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026
Each row is topped by a ribbed vault.
From Romanesque Art in Southern Manche: Album by Lebert, Marie
I reached the grove, at this cool hour so like a green lagoon where coral piers branch up to some ribbed vault.
From A Man in the Open by Pocock, Roger
The nave has a wooden roof, transepts a pointed barrel vault, and the crossing and chancel with its side chapels a ribbed vault.
From Portuguese Architecture by Watson, Walter Crum
Thus at Heddon-on-the-Wall, Northumberland, there is a small square chancel with a ribbed vault.
From The Ground Plan of the English Parish Church by Thompson, A. Hamilton (Alexander Hamilton)
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