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groin vault

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A vault resulting from the intersection of two barrel-vaults crossing in a right angle. Its thrusts are concentrated along the groins or arrises and eventually at the four corners

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: architecture

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12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: volta per aresta — structure created by intersection of vaults
  • Dutch: kruisgraatgewelf — structure created by intersection of vaults
  • Dutch: kruisgewelf — structure created by intersection of vaults
  • Finnish: ristiholvi — structure created by intersection of vaults
  • German: Kreuzgratgewölbe — structure created by intersection of vaults
  • German: Kreuzgewölbe — structure created by intersection of vaults
  • Greek: σταυροθόλιο (stavrothólio) — structure created by intersection of vaults
  • Icelandic: krosshvelfing — structure created by intersection of vaults
  • Italian: volta a crociera — structure created by intersection of vaults
  • Norwegian: krysshvelv — structure created by intersection of vaults
  • Swedish: kryssvalv — structure created by intersection of vaults
  • Swedish: korsvalv — structure created by intersection of vaults