cathedral ceiling

Noun

 * 1)  A vaulted ceiling that slopes upward from the walls, following the slope of the underside of the roof.
 * 2) * 1993 Feb. 12, "|+beams+|+beamed+|+vault+|+vaulted+cathedral-ceiling&hl=en Real Estate: Twain Harte Chalet $129,500, Union Democrat (USA), p. 1C (retrieved 27 Oct 2011) :
 * Big deck, high open-beam cathedral ceiling. A real charmer