Cloister Vault Definition

noun
A domelike vault having a square or polygonal base from which curved segments rise to a central point.
American Heritage

(architecture) A vault resulting from the intersection of two barrel-vaults crossing in a right angle. The angles of intersection are groins with projecting angles at the base, which die away at the summit.

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Other Word Forms of Cloister Vault

Noun

Singular:
cloister vault
Plural:
cloister-vaults

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