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corbel arch
 corbel archcorbel archn. An archlike structure in which the sides are formed by corbeling.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  corbel arch - (architecture) an arch constructed of masonry courses that are corbelled until they meetarch - (architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above itarchitecture - the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings; "architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use" |
corbel arch
corbel arch[′kȯr·bəl ‚ärch] (architecture) A structure resembling an arch, in which successive courses project farther into a gap until they close. corbel arch  corbel arch Masonry built over a wall opening by uniformly advancing courses from each side until they meet at a midpoint. The stepped reveals may be smoothed, even arcuated, but no arch action is effected—not a true arch.corbel arch
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