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    pole vault
    [ˈpōl ˌvôlt]
    noun
    (the pole vault)
    pole vault (noun) · polevault (noun) · pole vaults (plural noun) · polevaults (plural noun)
    1. an athletic event in which competitors attempt to vault over a high bar with the end of an extremely long flexible pole held in the hands and used to give extra spring:
      "the pole vault has always been easy for him"
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    verb
    pole-vault (verb) · pole-vaults (third person present) · pole-vaulted (past tense) · pole-vaulted (past participle) · pole-vaulting (present participle) · polevault (verb) · polevaults (third person present) · polevaulting (present participle) · polevaulted (past tense) · polevaulted (past participle)
    1. perform a pole vault:
      "our heroes pole-vault to safety"
      Similar:
      jump (over)
      leap (over)
      skip (over)
      leapfrog (over)
      spring over
      bound over
      sail over
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    Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a bar. Pole jumping was already practiced by the ancient Egyptians, ancient Greeks and the ancient Irish people, although … See more

    Pole jumping was already practiced by the ancient Egyptians, ancient Greeks and the ancient Irish people. As depicted on stone engravings and artifacts dating back to c. 2500 BC, the … See more

    Today, athletes compete in the pole vault as one of the four jumping events in track and field. Because the high jump and pole vault are both vertical … See more

    Although many techniques are used by vaulters at various skill levels to clear the bar, the generally accepted technical model can be broken … See more

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    Competitive pole vaulting began using solid ash poles. As the heights attained increased, bamboo poles gave way to tubular aluminum, which was tapered at each end. Today's … See more

    Bar The cross bar that is suspended above the ground by the standards. Box A trapezoidal indentation in the ground with a metal or fiberglass covering at the end of the runway in which vaulters "plant" their pole. The back wall of the box is nearly vertical and is … See more

     
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