Welsh vault

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Origin of Welsh vault

First recorded in 1840–50

Words nearby Welsh vault

Welsh pony, Welsh poppy, Welsh rabbit, Welsh springer spaniel, Welsh terrier, Welsh vault, Welshwoman, welt, Weltanschauung, welter, welterweight

How to use Welsh vault in a sentence

We have Matthew Rhys from The Americans as a Welsh separatist.
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The royal couple then traveled on to the Welsh capital of Cardiff to watch a rugby match between Wales and Australia.
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In 1984, a group of lesbian and gay activists joined forces with striking UK miners to help local Welsh communities.
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It was fronted by what looked like a heavily reinforced bank vault door.
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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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(b) To open the Treasury vault, the presence of two persons designated by the Secretary of the Treasury is required.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
Each entry on the vault record book shall be signed by the persons having access to the safe.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
The cross-head, side rods, and boiler were very similar to the Welsh stationary engines of that date.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
On the 18th fifty heavy shells, including 12-inch and 14-inch, dropped out of the blue vault of heaven on to the Anzacs.
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He perceived that they had lived long enough in retirement in the little Welsh village to have acquired a pride in its legend.
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