Definition of vault

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Vault (n.) An arched structure of masonry, forming a ceiling or canopy..

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Welkin :: Welkin (n.) The visible regions of the air; the vault of heaven; the sky.
Echometry :: Echometry (n.) The art of constructing vaults to produce echoes.
Crypt :: Crypt (n.) A vault wholly or partly under ground; especially, a vault under a church, whether used for burial purposes or for a subterranean chapel or oratory..
Imbowment :: Imbowment (n.) act of imbowing; an arch; a vault.
Safe :: Safe (n.) A strong and fireproof receptacle (as a movable chest of steel, etc., or a closet or vault of brickwork) for containing money, valuable papers, or the like..
Cross-vaulting :: Cross-vaulting (n.) Vaulting formed by the intersection of two or more simple vaults.
Center :: Center (n.) A temporary structure upon which the materials of a vault or arch are supported in position until the work becomes self-supporting.
Vaulted :: Vaulted (a.) Arched like the roof of the mouth, as the upper lip of many ringent flowers..
Groin :: Groin (n.) The projecting solid angle formed by the meeting of two vaults, growing more obtuse as it approaches the summit..
Bivaulted :: Bivaulted (a.) Having two vaults or arches.
Roof :: Roof (n.) The cover of any building, including the roofing (see Roofing) and all the materials and construction necessary to carry and maintain the same upon the walls or other uprights. In the case of a building with vaulted ceilings protected by an outer roof, some writers call the vault the roof, and the outer protection the roof mask. It is better, however, to consider the vault as the ceiling only, in cases where it has farther covering..
Coffer :: Coffer (n.) A panel deeply recessed in the ceiling of a vault, dome, or portico; a caisson..
Imbow :: Imbow (v. t.) To make like a bow; to curve; to arch; to vault; to embow.
Vault :: Vault (n.) An arched apartment; especially, a subterranean room, use for storing articles, for a prison, for interment, or the like; a cell; a cellar..
Vaulted :: Vaulted (a.) Covered with an arch, or vault..
Azure :: Azure (n.) The blue vault above; the unclouded sky.
Triforium :: Triforium (n.) The gallery or open space between the vaulting and the roof of the aisles of a church, often forming a rich arcade in the interior of the church, above the nave arches and below the clearstory windows..
Groined :: Groined (a.) Built with groins; as, a groined ceiling; a groined vault..
Vault :: Vault (n.) The bound or leap of a horse; a curvet.
Vault :: Vault (n.) To exhibit feats of tumbling or leaping; to tumble.
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