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vault

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[vawlt]

noun

  1. 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.

  2. an arched structure resembling a vault.

  3. a space, chamber, or passage enclosed by a vault or vaultlike structure, especially one located underground.

  4. an underground chamber, as a cellar or a division of a cellar.

  5. 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.

  6. a strong metal cabinet, usually fireproof and burglarproof, for the storage and safekeeping of valuables, important papers, etc.

  7. a burial chamber.

  8. Anatomy.an arched roof of a cavity.

  9. something likened to an arched roof.

    the vault of heaven.



verb (used with object)

  1. to construct or cover with a vault.

  2. to make in the form of a vault; arch.

  3. to extend or stretch over in the manner of an arch; overarch.

    An arbor vaulted the path.

  4. to store in a vault.

    The paintings will be vaulted when the museum is closed.

verb (used without object)

  1. to curve or bend in the form of a vault.

vault

2

[vawlt]

verb (used without object)

  1. to leap or spring, as to or from a position or over something.

    He vaulted over the tennis net.

  2. to leap with the hands supported by something, as by a horizontal pole.

  3. Gymnastics.to leap over a vaulting horse or pommel horse, using the hands for pushing off.

  4. to arrive at or achieve something as if by a spring or leap.

    to vault into prominence.

verb (used with object)

  1. to leap over.

    to vault a fence.

  2. to cause to leap over or surpass others.

    Advertising has vaulted the new perfume into first place.

noun

  1. the act of vaulting.

  2. a leap of a horse; curvet.

  3. Gymnastics.a running jump over a vaulting horse or a pommel horse, usually finishing with an acrobatic dismount.

vault

1

/ ɔː /

noun

  1. an arched structure that forms a roof or ceiling

  2. a room, esp a cellar, having an arched roof down to floor level

  3. a burial chamber, esp when underground

  4. a strongroom for the safe-deposit and storage of valuables

  5. an underground room or part of such a room, used for the storage of wine, food, etc

  6. anatomy any arched or domed bodily cavity or space

    the cranial vault

  7. something suggestive of an arched structure, as the sky

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. (tr) to furnish with or as if with an arched roof

  2. (tr) to construct in the shape of a vault

  3. (intr) to curve, arch, or bend in the shape of a vault

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

vault

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/ ɔː /

verb

  1. to spring over (an object), esp with the aid of a long pole or with the hands resting on the object

  2. (intr) to do, achieve, or attain something as if by a leap

    he vaulted to fame on the strength of his discovery

  3. dressage to perform or cause to perform a curvet

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the act of vaulting

  2. dressage a low leap; curvet

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • vaultlike adjective
  • vaulter noun
  • ˈܱˌ adjective
  • ˈܱٱ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of vault1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English noun vaut(e), vout(e), volt(e), volute, from Old French volte, vote, from unrecorded Vulgar Latin volvita, for Latin DZūٲ, noun use of feminine past participle of Latin volvere “to turn”; verb derivative of the noun

Origin of vault2

First recorded in 1530–40; verb from Middle French volter “to leap,” from Old Italian voltare, from unrecorded Vulgar Latin DZ “to turn, leap”; the noun is derivative of the verb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of vault1

C14: vaute, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin volvita (unattested) a turn, probably from Latin volvere to roll

Origin of vault2

C16: from Old French voulter to turn, from Italian voltare to turn, from Vulgar Latin DZ (unattested) to turn, leap; see vault 1
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ABC opened up a vault that I don’t think they had opened up before, that was just kind of everything Barbara had ever done for ABC, and that was the vast majority of her career.

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The campground, shaded by large pine and other trees, has flush and vault toilets and drinking water.

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This will be the first public glimpse of the paintings, locked away in bank vaults since 2008 after authorities seized them from a prominent businessman over an alleged loan default.

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The Australian beat Norris by 0.209 seconds, vaulting himself ahead of the Briton -who had been faster on the first runs in final qualifying but made an error on his last lap.

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However, she promised that vault tracks from the record would be released at a future date, if fans were "into the idea".

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