vaulted

American  

[vawl-tid] / ˈvɔl tɪd /

adjective

1. constructed or covered with a vault, as a building or chamber.

2. provided with a vault.

3. resembling a vault.

   the vaulted sky.

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Usage

What else does vaulted mean? Vaulted can variously refer to an arched structure, the action of leaping over something, or when you place something in a secure chamber or box.In the massively popular online game Fortnite, vaulted is used to describe any weapons or items that have been removed from the game.

Other Word Forms

• undervaulted adjective
• unvaulted adjective

Etymology

Origin of vaulted

First recorded in 1525–35; vault ¹ + -ed ²

Example Sentences

The winning streak has vaulted the Lakers from sixth in the West to third.

From Los Angeles Times

A run-up in Nikola’s stock in 2020 briefly vaulted the company’s market valuation over Ford Motor, more than a year before it delivered a truck.

From The Wall Street Journal

But when Eugene Hammond offered to deliver her home in his racing car, she bellered like a calf and vaulted into the wagon bed unaided.

From Literature

Oil prices have vaulted past $100 a barrel after weeks of intensifying tensions with Iran, setting off a scramble in Washington and across global energy markets to contain the surge.

From MarketWatch

U.S. oil prices vaulted above $100 a barrel Sunday for the first time since the fallout of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• arched