transept
noun/ˈtrænsept/
/ˈtrænsept/
(architecture)- either of the two wide parts of a church in the shape of a cross, that are built at right angles to the main central part
- the north/south transept of the cathedral
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from modern Latin transeptum (see trans-, septum).Definitions on the go
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