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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 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)
5. to leap over: to vault a fence.
6. to cause to leap over or surpass others: Advertising has vaulted the new perfume into first place.
–noun
7. the act of vaulting.
8. a leap of a horse; curvet.
9. Gymnastics. a running jump over a vaulting or pommel horse, usually finishing with an acrobatic dismount.

Origin:
1530–40; < F volte a turn and volter to turn, respectively < It volta (n.) and voltare (v.); see volt 2


vaulter, noun


1. See jump.
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vault 2   (vôlt)   
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 as if by leaping suddenly or vigorously: vaulted into a position of wealth.

n.  The act of vaulting; a jump.

[Obsolete French volter, from Old French, from Old Italian voltare, from Vulgar Latin *volvitāre, frequentative of Latin volvere, to turn, roll; see wel-2 in Indo-European roots.]
vault'er n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: vault
Pronunciation: 'volt, chiefly Brit 'vält
Function: noun
: an arched or dome-shaped anatomical structure: as a : SKULLCAP, CALVARIUM vault> b : FORNIX d
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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