vaulting

¹ American  

[vawl-ting] / ˈvɔl tɪŋ /

noun

1. the act or process of constructing vaults.

2. the structure forming a vault.

3. a vault ceiling, etc., or such structures collectively.

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vaulting ² American  

[vawl-ting] / ˈvɔl tɪŋ /

adjective

1. leaping up or over.

2. used in vaulting.

   a vaulting pole.

3. excessive in ambition or presumption; overweening; high-flown.

   vaulting ambition;

   vaulting pride.

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vaulting ¹ British  

/ ˈvɔːltɪŋ /

adjective

1. excessively confident; overreaching; exaggerated

   vaulting arrogance

2. used to vault

   a vaulting pole

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vaulting ² British  

/ ˈvɔːltɪŋ /

noun

1. one or more vaults in a building or such structures considered collectively

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Etymology

Origin of vaulting¹

First recorded in 1505–15; vault ¹ + -ing ¹

Origin of vaulting²

First recorded in 1525–35; vault ² + -ing ²

Example Sentences

At 20, he had been ordained a minister of the Church of the Brethren, an Anabaptist denomination, and the news media had reflexively called him the Vaulting Vicar and the Pole Vaulting Pastor.

From New York Times • Feb. 27, 2023

Vaulting visions such as modern Phoenix and Las Vegas.

From Washington Post • Jul. 20, 2021

Antigone For its inaugural production, new theater company Vaulting Ambition stages a modern retelling of Sophocles’ ancient tragedy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2018

Vaulting over Jordan, whose Jumpman logo is as synonymous with the NBA as Jerry West’s silhouette, is its own reward.

From Washington Times • Dec. 15, 2014

Vaulting over the rail, Tanin ran down the gangplank to the dock.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee