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Squinch
Squinch meaning
A structure constructed between two adjacent walls to aid in the transition from a polygonal to a circular structure, as when a dome is constructed on top of a square room.
Example sentences (2)
Stone decay to spire and corroding squinch beams and cramps which were addressed in 2016 with the assistance of a grant under the National Lottery Heritage Fund Grants for Places of Worship scheme.
Squinch was preceded in death by his parents, Ed Anderson and Laura Long Hornbuckle; one brother, Glenn Long; and two sisters, Marilyn “Sis” Crowe and Danita Chiltoskie.