rear vault
/ˈrɪə ˌvɔːlt/ /ˈrɪə ˌvɒlt/Architecture
noun
Chiefly in Gothic architecture: a vault connecting the head of an arched window or door frame with the arch in the inner face of the wall in which it is set.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Robert Willis (1800–1875), engineer and architectural historian. From rear- + vault, after French arrière-voussure.
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