nave
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Outright splendor gives way to bold-faced promotion in an annex gallery, housed in MAD’s grand, soaring nave.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025
For example, archaeologist Cédric Moulis of the University of Lorraine painstakingly reassembled dozens of wedge-shaped stones called voussoirs recovered from the collapsed vaulted ceiling over the nave to glean insights into their mechanical properties.
From Science Magazine • Dec. 5, 2024
More than 6,000 tonnes of steel were used to build the nave.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2024
A crane hoisted them onto the nave of the cathedral, which was devastated by fire in 2019.
From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2024
He left the office, then went to the nave, genuflected at the crucifix, then knelt in prayer.
From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Vocabulary lists containing nave
Built To Last: Architectural Parlance
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"St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves" by Karen Russell
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