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单词 rear vault
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Definition of rear vault in English:

rear vault

noun ˈrɪə ˌvɒltˈrɪə ˌvɔːlt
Architecture
  • Chiefly in Gothic architecture: a vault connecting the head of an arched window or door frame with the arch in the inner face of the wall in which it is set.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Robert Willis (1800–1875), engineer and architectural historian. From rear- + vault, after French arrière-voussure.

 
 

Definition of rear vault in US English:

rear vault

noun
Architecture
  • Chiefly in Gothic architecture: a vault connecting the head of an arched window or door frame with the arch in the inner face of the wall in which it is set.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Robert Willis (1800–1875), engineer and architectural historian. From rear- + vault, after French arrière-voussure.

 
 
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