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A roof having a semicircular cross section; used to span large distances in railway stations etc
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barrel roof — noun 1. : a roof like the interior of a barrel vault 2. : barrel vault * * * 1. a roof or ceiling having a semicylindrical form. 2. See barrel vault … Useful english dictionary
barrel roof — 1. a roof or ceiling having a semicylindrical form. 2. See barrel vault. * * * … Universalium
Barrel Roof — ♦ Like a covered wagon, or inverted ship. (Wood, Margaret. The English Medieval House, 409) Related terms: Wagon Roof … Medieval glossary
barrel vault — barrel vaulted, adj. Archit. a vault having the form of a very deep arch. Also called barrel roof, cradle vault, tunnel vault, wagon roof, wagon vault. See illus. under vault. [1840 50] * * * ceiling or roof consisting of a series of… … Universalium
Barrel vault — Nave of Lisbon Cathedral with a barrel vaulted soffit. Note the absence of clerestory windows, all of the light being provided by the Rose window at one end of the vault … Wikipedia
Roof pitch — Relates to the slope and inclination angle of a roof in building construction. A roof is considered pitched with a gradient greater than 15 degrees (slope greater than 3.215 in 12).Carpenters frame (build) rafters to pitch a roof. A roof s pitch… … Wikipedia
roof — rooflike, adj. /roohf, roof/, n., pl. roofs, v. n. 1. the external upper covering of a house or other building. 2. a frame for supporting this: an open timbered roof. 3. the highest part or summit: The Himalayas are the roof of the world. 4.… … Universalium
Barrel — For other uses, see Barrel (disambiguation). For the use of oak aging barrels in wine, see Oak (wine). Traditional oak barrels in Chile … Wikipedia
barrel — 01. The whiskey is aged in oak [barrels] for a number of years before it is bottled and made ready for sale. 02. OPEC has agreed to increase oil production by 300,000 [barrels] a day. 03. Retsina is a Greek wine which takes the taste of the… … Grammatical examples in English
barrel vault — noun a) A simple roof having a curved, often semicircular cross section; used to span large distances in railway stations, churches, etc. Usually supported on columns. b) A building profile featuring a rounded profile to the roof on the short… … Wiktionary
