Voussoir

/vˈaʊswɑː/

/vˈaʊswɑːɹ/

[noun]

Voussoir

[NOUN]

a wedge-shaped stone or masonry unit that is used to construct an arch or a vault

Examples

1. These are called voussoir blocks--

2. The facing is a combination of stone-- look at the blocks, the ashlar blocks, and the voussoirs above the arches, and opus incertum work for the walls, as you can see here.

3. I put that word on the Monument List for you-- voussoir blocks, these wedge-shaped blocks, and has carved them in such a way that each one fits very effectively and very well into the overall scheme.

4. And you can see it's a combination of nicely cut ashlar blocks, down here, but also the voussoir blocks that we saw in the Falerii Novi gate, used over the arches.