groined vault

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groined vault (plural groined vaults)

  1. (architecture) 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

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structure created by intersection of vaults — see groin vault
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