Translation of "hemelgewelf" into English

firmament, sky, welkin are the top translations of "hemelgewelf" into English.

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  • firmament

    noun

    the vault of the heavens; the sky

    Toen dachten de mensen dat de aarde plat was. Dat sterren lampen waren, gehangen aan het hemelgewelf.

    Back then, people thought the earth was flat, that stars were lamps, hung on the firmament.

  • sky

    noun

    everything that is above the surface of the Earth

    Het was de eerste keer dat ik besefte hoe enorm het hemelgewelf is.

    It was the first time I ever knew how vast the sky was.

  • welkin

    noun

    (archaic) the sky, the upper air, the heavens [..]

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    • heavens
    • skies

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