vault
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5.8
- noun
- /vɔlt/
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bóveda
- All are alike in being roofed with vaults of carefully worked stone.
- ribbed vault
- groin vault
- arches and vaults
They're the only part of your brain that sits outside the cranial vault.
- They're the only part of your brain that sits outside the cranial vault.
Examples
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The church consisted of a nave covered by a vault illuminated by several windows.
Academic text (1994) -
I paddled my canoe through the mouth and soon found myself in a vast vault-like room.
Fiction book (1998) -
Why, this vault was built over a hundred years ago, sir.
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Pass through the wall, go down the hallway, find the back vault door.
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"Viewers saw an extended report on a vault construction at the California state capitol."
Academic text (2017) -
If one enters Saint-Eustache, there is nothing more elegant than the vault of this church.
Academic text (1998) -
Sonya wound her way deep into the heart of the labyrinth, where huge Romanesque vaults supported the floors above.
Fiction book (2002) -
That building, paved and panelled with marble vaults aglow with glass mosaic, was suitably gargantuan, with space for thousands of bathers.
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The shadow of the steeple is draped across the whitewashed vaults, the polished stones, the urns, and flowered graves.
Academic text (1994) -
The church consisted of a nave covered by a vault illuminated by several windows.
Synonyms
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8.1
An arched roof or ceiling often seen in churches
A curved ceiling made by one long arch, like half a cylinder
An arched ceiling where two curved sections cross at right angles to form a raised edge
A ceiling of curved stone sections with arched ribs that cross and hold it, often in Gothic churches
A stone ceiling with ribs that spread out like a fan in Gothic churches
Compounds
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3.5
A strong, secure room in a bank that holds money, valuable things, and important papers
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7.9
An underground space for burying a coffin that protects it and holds family coffins
- Specialized
An arched ceiling where two curved sections cross at right angles to form a raised edge
- Specialized
A ceiling of curved stone sections with arched ribs that cross and hold it, often in Gothic churches
How Complex
- Specialized
- Specialized
4
5.8
- Specialized
41
3.5
Surface Forms
Etymology
Vault for an arched ceiling comes from Latin volta meaning 'a turn', because builders make a curved, turned shape when they make an arch. So a vault is an arched roof or ceiling that gives strong cover to a room.