annular vault


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annular vault

[′an·yə·lər ′vȯlt]
(architecture)
A vault arising from circular walls.

annular vault

annular vault
A barrel vault in the shape of a ring, instead of a straight line; covers a space of which the plan is formed by the area between two concentric circles, or any portion of such a space.
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