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vault
1[ vawlt ]
/ vɔlt /
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noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to curve or bend in the form of a vault.
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Origin of vault
1First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English noun vaut(e), vout(e), volt(e), volute, from Old French volte, vote, from unrecorded Vulgar Latin volvita, for Latin volūta, noun use of feminine past participle of Latin volvere “to turn”; verb derivative of the noun
OTHER WORDS FROM vault
vaultlike, adjectiveWords nearby vault
vaudevillian, Vaudois, Vaughan, Vaughan Williams, Vaughn, vault, vaulted, vaulting, vaulting horse, vault light, vaulty
Other definitions for vault (2 of 2)
vault2
[ vawlt ]
/ vɔlt /
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
to leap over: to vault a fence.
to cause to leap over or surpass others: Advertising has vaulted the new perfume into first place.
noun
Origin of vault
2First recorded in 1530–40; verb from Middle French volter “to leap,” from Old Italian voltare, from unrecorded Vulgar Latin volvitāre “to turn, leap”; the noun is derivative of the verb
synonym study for vault
1. See jump.
OTHER WORDS FROM vault
vaulter, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for vault (1 of 2)
vault1
/ (vɔːlt) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of vault
vaultlike, adjectiveWord Origin for vault
C14: vaute, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin volvita (unattested) a turn, probably from Latin volvere to roll
British Dictionary definitions for vault (2 of 2)
vault2
/ (vɔːlt) /
verb
to spring over (an object), esp with the aid of a long pole or with the hands resting on the object
(intr) to do, achieve, or attain something as if by a leaphe vaulted to fame on the strength of his discovery
dressage to perform or cause to perform a curvet
noun
the act of vaulting
dressage a low leap; curvet
Derived forms of vault
vaulter, nounWord Origin for vault
C16: from Old French voulter to turn, from Italian voltare to turn, from Vulgar Latin volvitāre (unattested) to turn, leap; see vault 1
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