"Nave" is a word in ENGLISH
The navel.
The middle or body of a church, extending from the transepts
to the principal entrances, or, if there are no transepts, from the
choir to the principal entrance, but not including the aisles.
The block in the center of a wheel, from which the spokes
radiate, and through which the axle passes; -- called also hub or hob.
Sometimes the endpoint is the startpoint
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All that part of a cruciform church which is beyond the line of the transept farthest from the main front.
Read the complete definitionAn opening made in the interior walls of a cruciform church to afford a view of the altar to those …
Read the complete definitionThe half of a transept; as, the north semitransept of a church.
Read the complete definitionA narrow passage between two buildings, as between the transept and chapter house of a monastery.
Read the complete definitionThe transversal part of a church, which crosses at right angles to the greatest length, and between the nave and …
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