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Meanings of barrel ceiling in anglès

rus
цилиндрический свод
portuguès
abóbada cilíndrica
espanyol
medio canon
català
volta de mig canó
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Architectural element formed by the extrusion of a single curve.

volta de mig canó
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Examples for "barrel vault"
Examples for "barrel vault"
1
At that Cholly felt the barrel vault of his chest give way and cave in.
The frozen rabbi
2
Back in the mid-1990s, HOK planned to crown the post office's central court with an immense glass barrel vault.
NY Magazine
3
He stood in an immense barrel vault similar to the secret meat rail Caliph had ridden with Mr. Vhortghast.
The last page
4
The bottom part of the tunnel is cut from the bedrock, while the upper part is a barrel vault built of hewn stone.
Templars: history and myth: from solomon's temple to the freemas...
5
For so small a building the " barrel vault," a row of round arches, was often used; but David's voice was for the pointed arch throughout.
Masters of the Guild