barrel vault : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: barrel vault	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for barrel vault
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
barrel vault n the simplest form of vault; a single continuous arch
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
4. A metallic tube, as of a gun, from which a projectile is discharged. --Knight. 5. A jar. [Obs.] --1 Kings xvii. 12. 6. (Zo[94]l.) The hollow basal part of a feather. {Barrel bulk} (Com.), a measure equal to five cubic feet, used in estimating capacity, as of a vessel for freight. {Barrel drain} (Arch.), a drain in the form of a cylindrical tube. {Barrel of a boiler}, the cylindrical part of a boiler, containing the flues. {Barrel of the ear} (Anat.), the tympanum, or tympanic cavity. {Barrel organ}, an instrument for producing music by the action of a revolving cylinder. {Barrel vault}. See under {Vault}.