double barrel vault

noun

A vault resulting from the intersection of two barrel-vaults crossing in a right angle. Its thrusts are concentrated along the groins or arrises and eventually at the four corners

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groin vaultgroined vaultcross vault
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Meanings

noundouble barrel vault (plural double barrel vaults)

plural double barrel vaults

  1. architectureA vault resulting from the intersection of two barrel-vaults crossing in a right angle. Its thrusts are concentrated along the groins or arrises and eventually at the four corners

    Synonyms: groin vault, groined vault, cross vault

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA vault resulting from the intersection of two barrel-vaults crossing in a right angle. Its thrusts are concentrated along the groins or arrises and eventually at the four corners

Similar
groin vaultgroined vaultcross vault
Also see
groined vaultgroin vault
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APA

double barrel vault. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20barrel%20vault

MLA

“double barrel vault.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20barrel%20vault. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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