rear vault
1 of 2noun (1)
: a rear arch used where a wall is very thick and the window recess becomes a vaulted area
rear vault
2 of 2noun (2)
: a vault in which the body is raised sideward to either right or left and then rotated a quarter turn outward so that the back of the body passes over the apparatus used
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
rear entry 5 + vault (arched structure); translation of French arrière-voussure
Noun (2)
rear entry 5 + vault (leap)