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vault
1[ vawlt ]
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)
verb (used without object)
- to curve or bend in the form of a vault.
vault
2[ vawlt ]
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.
vault
1/ 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 space
the 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
vault
2/ 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 leap
he 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
- ˈvaultˌlike, adjective
- ˈvaulter, noun
Other Words From
- vaultlike adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of vault1
Origin of vault2
Word History and Origins
Origin of vault1
Origin of vault2
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The emotion holds center stage, backed by adamant violins and horns and sneaky melodies that vault up an octave to hit surprising notes.
For example, archaeologist Cédric Moulis of the University of Lorraine painstakingly reassembled dozens of wedge-shaped stones called voussoirs recovered from the collapsed vaulted ceiling over the nave to glean insights into their mechanical properties.
Biles - the world's most decorated gymnast - won three gold medals, in the all-around, vault and team events, as well as floor silver.
He vaulted up on to the back of the lead group by delaying his first stop, and passed Norris shortly after it.
The gem eventually ended up in the hands of an investor, who reported it missing from a South El Monte vault a few years later, according to previous Times coverage.
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