Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

underpitch vault

American  
[uhn-der-pich] / ˈʌn dərˌpɪtʃ /

noun

  1. a construction having a central vault intersected by vaults of lower pitch.

underpitch vault British  
/ ˈʌndəˌpɪtʃ /

noun

  1. architect a vault that is intersected by one or more vaults of lower pitch

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of underpitch vault

under- + pitch 1

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "underpitch vault" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com