transept
IPA: trænsˈɛpt
noun
- (architecture) The transversal part of a church, which crosses at right angles to the greatest length, and between the nave and choir. In the basilicas, this had often no projection at its two ends. In Gothic churches these project greatly, and should be called the arms of the transept. It is common, however, to speak of the arms themselves as the transepts.
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Examples of "transept" in Sentences
- The chancel and transepts are apsidal.
- It is a Romanesque basilica with a transept.
- In the transept an oratorio was established.
- The transept and the apse are in Gothic style.
- The great transept is long, the east transept.
- The great transept is in length, the east transept.
- The great transept is in length, the east transept .
- The smaller tower of the minster, above the transepts, is 84 feet.
- The north transept contains an organ and in the south transept is a gallery.
- In the north transept is an organ and confessionals are in the south transept.