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Vaulting

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Noun

1. vaulting

(architecture) a vaulted structure

Example Sentences:
'arches and vaulting'

2. curvet, vaulting

a light leap by a horse in which both hind legs leave the ground before the forelegs come down

Adjective

3. overreaching, vaulting

revealing excessive self-confidence; reaching for the heights

Example Sentences:
'vaulting ambition'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Vaulting

see synonyms of vaulting
noun
one or more vaults in a building or such structures considered collectively
adjective (prenominal)
1. 
excessively confident; overreaching; exaggerated
vaulting arrogance
2. 
used to vault
a vaulting pole

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Vaulting

see synonyms of vaulting
noun
1. 
the building of a vault or vaults
2. 
the arched work forming a vault
3. 
a vault or vaults
adjective
1. 
leaping or leaping over
2. 
overreaching; unduly confident
vaulting ambition
3. 
used in vaulting

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Vaulting

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n.
1.
a. An arched structure, usually of masonry or concrete, serving to cover a space.
b. An arched overhead covering, such as the sky, that resembles the architectural structure in form.
2. A room or space, such as a cellar or storeroom, with an arched ceiling, especially when underground.
3. A room or compartment, often built of steel, for the safekeeping of valuables: a bank vault.
4. A burial chamber, especially when underground.
5. Anatomy An arched part of the body, especially the top part of the skull.
tr.v. vault·ed, vault·ing, vaults
1. To construct or supply with an arched ceiling; cover with a vault.
2. To build or make in the shape of a vault; arch.
n.
1. The act or practice of constructing vaults.
2. The method of construction of a vault.
3.
a. A vault or vaulted structure.
b. Such structures considered as a group.
v. vault·ed, vault·ing, vaults
v.tr.
To jump or leap over, especially with the aid of a support such as the hands or a pole.
v.intr.
1. To jump or leap, especially with the use of the hands or a pole.
2. To accomplish something suddenly or vigorously: vaulted into a position of wealth.
n.
1. The act of vaulting; a jump.
2. A piece of gymnastic equipment with an upholstered body used especially for vaulting. Also called vaulting horse.
adj.
1. Leaping upward or over something.
2. Reaching too far; exaggerated: his vaulting ambition.
3. Employed in jumping over something: a vaulting pole.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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