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Meaning of barrel vault | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A simple roof having a curved, often semicircular cross section; used to span large distances in railway stations, churches, etc. Usually supported on columns.
  2. A building profile featuring a rounded profile to the roof on the short axis, but with no angle change on a cut along the long axis.

Equivalents

Deutsch Tonnengewölbe
Suomi tynnyriholvi
Italiano volta a botte
Nederlands tongewelf
Svenska tunnvalv

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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