'vaultlike
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vault1 (vɔːlt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 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 |
| —vb | |
| 8. | (tr) to furnish with or as if with an arched roof |
| 9. | (tr) to construct in the shape of a vault |
| 10. | (intr) to curve, arch, or bend in the shape of a vault |
| [C14: vaute, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin volvita (unattested) a turn, probably from Latin volvere to roll] | |
| 'vaultlike1 | |
| —adj | |
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