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The arch or rib which crosses a Gothic vault diagonally.

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  1. n. The arch or rib which crosses a Gothic vault diagonally.
  2. n. front consisting of the conical head of a missile or rocket that protects the payload from heat during its passage through the atmosphere
  3. n front consisting of the conical head of a missile or rocket that protects the payload from heat during its passage through the atmosphere