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    vault
    [vôlt]
    noun
    vault (noun) · vaults (plural noun)
    1. a roof in the form of an arch or a series of arches, typical of churches and other large, formal buildings:
      "a Gothic ribbed vault"
      • literary
        a thing resembling an arched roof, especially the sky:
        "the vault of heaven"
      • anatomy
        the arched roof of a cavity, especially that of the skull:
        "the cranial vault"
    2. a large room or chamber used for storage, especially an underground one:
      "a wine vault"
      • a secure room in a bank in which valuables are stored:
        "the masterpieces were deposited in the vaults of Swiss banks"
      • a chamber beneath a church or in a graveyard used for burials:
        "a family vault"
    Origin
    Middle English: from Old French voute, based on Latin volvere ‘to roll’.
    vault
    [vôlt]
    verb
    vault (verb) · vaults (third person present) · vaulted (past tense) · vaulted (past participle) · vaulting (present participle)
    1. leap or spring while supporting or propelling oneself with one or both hands or with the help of a pole:
      "he vaulted over the gate"
      • jump over (an obstacle) while propelling oneself with one's hands or a pole:
        "Ryker vaulted the barrier"
    noun
    vault (noun) · vaults (plural noun)
    1. an act of vaulting.
    Origin
    mid 16th century: from Old French volter ‘to turn (a horse), gambol’, based on Latin volvere ‘to roll’.
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    noun
    1. a roof in the form of an arch or a series of arches, typical of churches and other large, formal buildings:
      dome
      arch
      arched roof
      arched ceiling
      • a large room or chamber used for storage, especially an underground one:
        cellar
        basement
        crypt
        undercroft
        catacomb
        cavern
        tomb
        sepulcher
        underground chamber
        burial chamber
      verb
      1. leap or spring while supporting or propelling oneself with one or both hands or with the help of a pole:
        hurdle
        clear
        pole-vault
        jump (over)
        leap (over)
        skip (over)
        leapfrog (over)
        spring over
        bound over
        sail over
      noun
      1. an act of vaulting.
        jump
        leap
        spring
        bound
        skip
        hurdle
        clearance
        leapfrog
        pole vault
       
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    1. A vault can refer to123:
      • A room, especially in a bank, with thick walls and a strong door, used to store money or valuable things in safe conditions.
      • An arched structure, usually made of stones, concrete, or bricks, forming a ceiling or roof over a hall, room, sewer, or other wholly or partially enclosed construction.
      • Figuratively, it can also refer to the sky, as in "the vault of heaven."
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      vault noun [C] (ROOM) (UK also vaults) a room, especially in a bank, with thick walls and a strong door, used to store money or valuable things in safe conditions: a bank vault

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      Vault definition: an arched structure, usually made of stones, concrete, or bricks, forming a ceiling or roof over a hall, room, sewer, or other wholly or partially enclosed construction..

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      Britannica Dictionary definition of VAULT [count] 1 : an arched structure that forms a ceiling or roof They gazed up at the vault of the cathedral. — sometimes used figuratively to refer to the sky the vault of heaven

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      Learn the various meanings and uses of the word vault, from an arched structure to a burial chamber to a leap. See synonyms, examples, etymology, and related phrases of vault.

       
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      What is the meaning of vault?
      1. an arched structure, usu. of stones, concrete, or bricks, forming a ceiling or roof. 2. a space, chamber, or passage enclosed by a vault or vaultlike structure, esp. one located underground. 3. a room or compartment for the safekeeping of valuables. 4. a burial chamber. 5. something likened to an arched roof: the vault of heaven.

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      What is a vault & how does it work?
      A vault is a secure room where money and other valuable things can be kept safely. Most of the money was in storage in bank vaults. The gold recovered so far is being held in a vault at a secret location. A vault is a room underneath a church or in a cemetery where people are buried, usually the members of a single family.

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      What is a vault in architecture?
      A Vault is an architectural term for an arched form used to provide a space with a ceiling or roof. The parts of a vault exert lateral thrust that require a counter resistance. When vaults are built underground, the ground gives all the resistance required.

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      What does vaulted mean?
      The team vaulted [= jumped] into the lead. She vaulted to fame [=she suddenly became famous] when her first movie was a hit. The success of the movie vaulted her to fame. She's the first vaulter [= pole-vaulter] to clear that height. The gymnast performed a difficult vault.

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      What is a vault in a bank?
      In a bank, a vault is where money, jewelry, important documents, etc., are locked for protection. [ I/T ] He vaulted (over) the gate. [ T ] The speech vaulted him into the national spotlight. Buyers often store gold in a bank vault. The storage vaults will be able to store 100,000 metric tons of gas.

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      What is a vault in gymnastics?
      When you support yourself with your hands as you jump over some hurdle, you vault, just as a gymnast might do across a vault — a piece of gymnastic equipment made to be vaulted over after a running start. Another meaning of vault is the arched roof of a building, or something that resembles such an archway.

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      Learn the different meanings and uses of the word vault, from an arched structure to a locked room to a jump. See examples, synonyms, and related terms for vault.

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      Learn the meaning of vault as a noun in English, with different senses and usage notes. See pictures, pronunciation, synonyms and example sentences for vault.

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