vault
Noun
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subtypes:
- charnel, charnel house - a vault or building where corpses or bones are deposited
- columbarium - a sepulchral vault or other structure having recesses in the walls to receive cinerary urns
same as: burial vault -
is a type of: strongroom - a burglarproof and fireproof room in which valuables are keptis a part of: bank, bank building - a building in which the business of banking transactedsame as: bank vault
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is a type of: roof - a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a buildingsubtypes:
- barrel vault - the simplest form of vault; a single continuous arch
- groined vault - two barrel vaults intersecting at right angles
- ribbed vault - vault that resembles a groined vault but has ribbed arches
has: fenestella, lunette - oval or circular opening; to allow light into a dome or vault -
same as: hurdle
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