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What is a transept?

What is a transept? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (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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By the Requiem Aeternam the choir was established in the body of the church, in the transept.
The climbers are working on top of the three-tiered presbytery and transept, which were built in the 13th century.
A side door will be opened by the Minster staff to give access to the side transept and the Chapter House.
A stone pinnacle on the central tower crashed down on to the south transept roof and several other pinnacles were found to be loose.
Adjoining the S transept is the slype, a long narrow passage that was formerly covered by a barrel vault.
Set within the crossing of a church transept, Christ stands centered in the foreground, flanked by his Apostles, and administers the host.

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