vault

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

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