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fan vault

Syllabification: (fan vault)

Entry from US Dictionary

Definition of fan vault

noun

Architecture
  • a type of vault consisting of a set of concave ribs spreading out from a central point like the ribs of an opened umbrella, used especially in the English Perpendicular style.

Derivatives

fan vaulting

noun

fan vault in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of fan vault in the US English dictionary
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