vault
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[ vawlt ]
/ vɔlt /
noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to curve or bend in the form of a vault.
Origin of vault
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1300–50; (noun) alteration of Middle English
voute < Old French
vou(l)te, volte < Vulgar Latin
*volvita, for Latin
volūta, noun use of feminine past participle of Latin
volvere to turn (see
revolve); (v.) alteration of Middle English
vouten < Old French
vou(l)ter, volter, derivative of
vou(l)te, volte
OTHER WORDS FROM vault
vault·like, adjectiveWords nearby vault
vaudevillian,
vaudois,
vaughan,
vaughan williams,
vaughn,
vault,
vault light,
vaulted,
vaulting,
vaulting horse,
vaulty
Definition for vault (2 of 2)
vault
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[ vawlt ]
/ vɔlt /
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
to leap over: to vault a fence.
to cause to leap over or surpass others: Advertising has vaulted the new perfume into first place.
noun
Origin of vault
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1530–40; < French
volte a turn and
volter to turn, respectively < Italian
volta (noun) and
voltare (v.); see
volt2
OTHER WORDS FROM vault
vault·er, nounExample sentences from the Web for vault
British Dictionary definitions for vault (1 of 2)
vault
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/ (vɔːlt) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of vault
vaultlike, adjectiveWord Origin for vault
C14:
vaute, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin
volvita (unattested) a turn, probably from Latin
volvere to roll
British Dictionary definitions for vault (2 of 2)
vault
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/ (vɔːlt) /
verb
to spring over (an object), esp with the aid of a long pole or with the hands resting on the object
(intr)
to do, achieve, or attain something as if by a leap
he vaulted to fame on the strength of his discovery
dressage
to perform or cause to perform a curvet
noun
the act of vaulting
dressage
a low leap; curvet
Derived forms of vault
vaulter, nounWord Origin for vault
C16: from Old French
voulter to turn, from Italian
voltare to turn, from Vulgar Latin
volvitāre (unattested) to turn, leap; see
vault
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