voussoirs's Usage Examples:

The arch ring can be treated as a blockwork structure composed of rigid voussoirs.

The filling between the girders and floor beams consists of segmental arches of brick, segmental or flat arches of porous (sawdust) terra-cotta, or hard-burned hollow terra- - cotta voussoirs, or various patented forms of con crete floors containing ties or supports of steel or iron.

arch with voussoirs of edge stones; two low wooden gates close off entrance.

arch of voussoirs, now fitted with a pair of modern wrought iron gates.

The arches, round or more often pointed in form, were decorated with moulded terra-cotta enrichments, and often with alternating voussoirs of marble.

North wall: in the lowest stage is a round-headed 19thC doorway, the arch turned in pink sandstone voussoirs.

A similarly variegated effect in red and white is produced by building the arches of windows and doors with alternating voussoirs in brick and marble.

The difficulty of casting heavy arch ribs led to the construction of cast iron arches of cast voussoirs, somewhat like the voussoirs of masonry chambers and air locks, a feat unprecedented in the annals of engineering.

could be ascertained, the line of pressure lies within the middle half of the depth of the voussoirs.

The voussoirs of the centre arch (all of granite) are 4 ft.

Synonyms:

building block, arch,

Antonyms:

unplayful, straighten, inferior,