vault
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English [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- (UK) IPA: /vɒlt/, /vɔːlt/, X-SAMPA: /vQlt/, /vO:lt/
- (US) IPA: /vɑlt/, /vɔlt/, X-SAMPA: /vAlt/, /vOlt/
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Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɔːlt, Rhymes: -ɒlt
- Homophone: volt (in some accents)
Etymology 1 [edit]
From Old French volte (modern voûte), from Vulgar Latin volvita, an a regularization of voluta (compare modern volute (“spire”)), the past participle of volvere (“roll, turn”).
Noun [edit]
vault (plural vaults)
- An arched structure of masonry, forming a ceiling or canopy.
- A structure resembling a vault, especially (poetic) that formed by the sky.
- 1985, God said, ‘Let there be a vault through the middle of the waters to divide the waters in two.’ — Genesis 1:6 (New Jerusalem Bible)
- A secure, enclosed area, especially an underground room used for burial, or to store valuables, wine etc.
- The bank kept their money safe in a large vault.
- Family members had been buried in the vault for centuries.
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
an arched masonry structure
a structure resembling a vault
a secure, enclosed area
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Verb [edit]
vault (third-person singular simple present vaults, present participle vaulting, simple past and past participle vaulted)
- (transitive) To build as, or cover with a vault.
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Etymology 2 [edit]
From Middle French volter (“to turn or spin around; to frolic”), borrowed from Italian voltare, itself from a Vulgar Latin frequentative form of Latin volvere; later assimilated to Etymology 1, above.
Verb [edit]
vault (third-person singular simple present vaults, present participle vaulting, simple past and past participle vaulted)
- (transitive, intransitive) To jump or leap over.
- The fugitive vaulted over the fence to escape.
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
to jump
Noun [edit]
vault (plural vaults)
- An act of vaulting; a leap or jump.
- (gymnastics) An event in gymanstics performed on a vaulting horse.
Translations [edit]
a jump
gymnastics event
