vault
- Noun. An arched structure of masonry, forming a ceiling or canopy.
- Noun. A structure resembling a vault, especially (qualifier, poetic) that formed by the sky.
- Noun. A secure, enclosed area, especially an underground room used for burial, or to store valuables, wine etc.
- Verb. (transitive) To build as, or cover with a vault.
- Verb. (ambitransitive) To jump or leap over.
- Noun. An act of vaulting; a leap or jump.
- Noun. (gymnastics) An event in gymanstics performed on a vaulting horse.
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