OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 52286

onion dome

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An onion-shaped dome, characteristic of august buildings in Moghul and Russian architecture
The characteristic bulging onion dome, which is a signature of Russian [church] architecture, came into being to shed heavy snow.
an onion dome may have a shape that is somewhat more than a half sphere and may be pointed at the top
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