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ribbed vault

American  

noun

Architecture.
  1. a vault supported by or decorated with diagonal ribs.


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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

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

Each row is topped by a ribbed vault.

From Romanesque Art in Southern Manche: Album by Lebert, Marie

Its ribbed vault is from the late 15th or early 16th century.

From Romanesque Art in Southern Manche: Album by Lebert, Marie

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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