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Meanings of tunnel vault in English

Semi-cylindrical vault.

        Synonyms
        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
        Usage of tunnel vault in English
        1
        Going further, they stepped upon the curve of a tunnel vault, and were obliged to stoop low to avoid striking against another overhead.
        The Heart of Rome: A Tale of the "Lost Water"
        2
        Slender, narrow naves, whose tunnel vaults are not extremely lofty, end in small circular apses.
        Cathedrals and Cloisters of the South of France, Volume 1