vault

[ vawlt ]

/ vɔlt /

noun

an arched structure, usually made of stones, concrete, or bricks, forming a ceiling or roof over a hall, room, sewer, or other wholly or partially enclosed construction.

an arched structure resembling a vault.

a space, chamber, or passage enclosed by a vault or vaultlike structure, especially one located underground.

an underground chamber, as a cellar or a division of a cellar.

a room or compartment, often built of or lined with steel, reserved for the storage and safekeeping of valuables, especially such a place in a bank.

a strong metal cabinet, usually fireproof and burglarproof, for the storage and safekeeping of valuables, important papers, etc.

a burial chamber.

Anatomy. an arched roof of a cavity.

something likened to an arched roof: the vault of heaven.

verb (used with object)

to construct or cover with a vault.

to make in the form of a vault; arch.

to extend or stretch over in the manner of an arch; overarch: An arbor vaulted the path.

to store in a vault: The paintings will be vaulted when the museum is closed.

verb (used without object)

to curve or bend in the form of a vault.

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Origin of vault

1300–50; (noun) alteration of Middle English voute<Old French vou(l)te, volte<Vulgar Latin *volvita, for Latin volūta, noun use of feminine past participle of Latin volvere to turn (see revolve); (v.) alteration of Middle English vouten<Old French vou(l)ter, volter, derivative of vou(l)te, volte

OTHER WORDS FROM vault

vaultlike, adjective

Words nearby vault

vaudevillian, Vaudois, Vaughan, Vaughan Williams, Vaughn, vault, vaulted, vaulting, vaulting horse, vault light, vaulty

Definition for vault (2 of 2)

vault²

[ vawlt ]

/ vɔlt /

verb (used without object)

to leap or spring, as to or from a position or over something: He vaulted over the tennis net.

to leap with the hands supported by something, as by a horizontal pole.

Gymnastics. to leap over a vaulting horse or pommel horse, using the hands for pushing off.

to arrive at or achieve something as if by a spring or leap: to vault into prominence.

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

the act of vaulting.

a leap of a horse; curvet.

Gymnastics. a running jump over a vaulting horse or a pommel horse, usually finishing with an acrobatic dismount.

Origin of vault

First recorded in 1530–40; from French volte “a turn” and volter “to turn,” respectively, from Italian volta (noun) and voltare (verb); see volt²

synonym study for vault

1. See jump.

OTHER WORDS FROM vault

vaulter, noun

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Example sentences from the Web for vault

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A gymnast launching off the vault will flip and twist multiple times within a single second.
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They are simply repositories of capital, like so many gold bars in the vault of a bank.
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It was, he writes, like “looking into the vault of the universe.”
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But the shadow was not that of an archway; it was that of a vault.
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Vault of Satoshi, a Canadian based currency exchange, was surprised at the tech savvy seniors who have signed up.
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Coinbase and Vault of Satoshi both allow users to purchase Bitcoin with dollars and other fiat currency.
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Sometimes there was ten, fifteen, or twenty thousand dollars in sacked silver stacked on the vault floor.
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A condition was that the Stuyvesant vault should be forever protected.
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At the vault itself some other friends had assembled, amongst whom was the Mayor.
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The steps to the vault, as has been stated, were on the outside of the building, immediately under the aisle wall.
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The fresco by Giotto is much, but the vault it adorns was planned first.
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British Dictionary definitions for vault (1 of 2)

vault¹

/ (vɔːlt) /

noun

an arched structure that forms a roof or ceiling

a room, esp a cellar, having an arched roof down to floor level

a burial chamber, esp when underground

a strongroom for the safe-deposit and storage of valuables

an underground room or part of such a room, used for the storage of wine, food, etc

anatomy any arched or domed bodily cavity or spacethe cranial vault

something suggestive of an arched structure, as the sky

verb

(tr) to furnish with or as if with an arched roof

(tr) to construct in the shape of a vault

(intr) to curve, arch, or bend in the shape of a vault

Derived forms of vault

vaultlike, adjective

Word 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, noun

Word 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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