VOUSSOIR

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Wedge-shaped stone building block used in constructing an arch or vault

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("voussoir" is a kind of...):

building block (a block of material used in construction work)

Holonyms ("voussoir" is a part of...):

arch ((architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it)

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