vault:1

noun
vault \ ˈvȯlt \
14th century{ds||1|a|}
  • an arched structure of masonry usually forming a ceiling or roof
  • something (such as the sky) resembling a vault
  • an arched or dome-shaped anatomical structure

vault:2

verb
vault \
14th century
  • to form or cover with or as if with a vault : arch

vault:3

verb
vault \
1538{ds|i|1||}
  • to leap vigorously; especially : to execute a leap using the hands or a pole
  • to do or achieve something as if by a leap
  • to leap over; especially : to leap over by or as if by aid of the hands or a pole

vault:4

noun
vault \
1576
  • an act of vaulting : leap

barrel vault

noun
barrel vault \
1819
  • a semicylindrical vault

cross vault

noun
cross vault \
1850
  • a vault formed by the intersection of two or more simple vaults —called also cross vaulting

fan vault

noun
fan vault \
circa 1901
  • a Gothic vault in which the ribs from each springer spread out like the vanes of a fan

pole vault

noun
pole vault \
1877
  • a vault with the aid of a pole; specifically : a field event consisting of a vault for height over a crossbar

the pole vault

noun
the pole vault \
  • an athletic event in which people compete by using a pole to jump over a bar that is high above the ground
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