cross vault

noun

: a vault formed by the intersection of two or more simple vaults

called also cross vaulting

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of cross vault was in 1850

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“Cross vault.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cross%20vault. Accessed 30 Jan. 2023.

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