"barrel roof" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: barrel roofs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} barrel roof (plural barrel roofs)
  1. (architecture) A roof having a semicircular cross section; used to span large distances in railway stations etc Categories (topical): Architecture Related terms: barrel vault
    Sense id: en-barrel_roof-en-noun-Mut6S40~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: architecture

Inflected forms

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