vault

vault ¹  (vôlt)

n.

1.

a. An arched structure, usually of masonry or concrete, serving to cover a space.

b. An arched overhead covering, such as the sky, that resembles the architectural structure in form.

2. A room or space, such as a cellar or storeroom, with arched walls and ceiling, especially when underground.

3. A room or compartment, often built of steel, for the safekeeping of valuables: a bank vault.

4. A burial chamber, especially when underground.

5. Anatomy An arched part of the body, especially the top part of the skull.

tr.v. vault·ed, vault·ing, vaults

1. To construct or supply with an arched ceiling; cover with a vault.

2. To build or make in the shape of a vault; arch.

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[Middle English vaute, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *volvita, volta, from feminine of *volvitus, arched, alteration of Latin voltus, past participle of volvere, to roll; see wel-² in Indo-European roots.]

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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.

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[Obsolete French volter, from Old French, from Old Italian voltare, from Vulgar Latin *volvitre, frequentative of Latin volvere, to turn, roll; see wel-² in Indo-European roots.]

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vaulter n.

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vault¹

n

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) an arched structure that forms a roof or ceiling

2. a room, esp a cellar, having an arched roof down to floor level

3. a burial chamber, esp when underground

4. a strongroom for the safe-deposit and storage of valuables

5. an underground room or part of such a room, used for the storage of wine, food, etc.

6. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy any arched or domed bodily cavity or space the cranial vault

7. something suggestive of an arched structure, as the sky

vb

1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) (tr) to furnish with or as if with an arched roof

2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) (tr) to construct in the shape of a vault

3. (intr) to curve, arch, or bend in the shape of a vault

[C14 vaute, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin volvita (unattested) a turn, probably from Latin volvere to roll]

vaultlike  adj

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vault²

vb

1. to spring over (an object), esp with the aid of a long pole or with the hands resting on the object

2. (intr) to do, achieve, or attain something as if by a leap he vaulted to fame on the strength of his discovery

3. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) Dressage to perform or cause to perform a curvet

n

1. the act of vaulting

2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) Dressage a low leap; curvet

[from Old French voulter to turn, from Italian voltare to turn, from Vulgar Latin volvitāre (unattested) to turn, leap; see vault¹]

vaulter  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	vault - a burial chamber (usually underground) burial vault burial chamber, sepulcher, sepulchre, sepulture - a chamber that is used as a grave charnel, charnel house - a vault or building where corpses or bones are deposited columbarium - a sepulchral vault or other structure having recesses in the walls to receive cinerary urns
	2.	vault - a strongroom or compartment (often made of steel) for safekeeping of valuables bank vault bank building, bank - a building in which the business of banking transacted; "the bank is on the corner of Nassau and Witherspoon" strongroom - a burglarproof and fireproof room in which valuables are kept
	3.	vault - an arched brick or stone ceiling or roof barrel vault - the simplest form of vault; a single continuous arch groined vault - two barrel vaults intersecting at right angles fenestella, lunette - oval or circular opening; to allow light into a dome or vault ribbed vault - vault that resembles a groined vault but has ribbed arches roof - a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
	4.	vault - the act of jumping over an obstacle hurdle jumping, jump - the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground; "he advanced in a series of jumps"; "the jumping was unexpected"
Verb	1.	vault - jump across or leap over (an obstacle) overleap bound, jump, leap, spring - move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?" hurdle - jump a hurdle
	2.	vault - bound vigorously bound, jump, leap, spring - move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?"

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vault¹

noun

1. strongroom, repository, depository The money was in storage in bank vaults.

2. crypt, tomb, catacomb, cellar, mausoleum, charnel house, undercroft He ordered that Matilda's body should be buried in the family vault.

3. arch, roof, ceiling, span the vault of a magnificent cathedral

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vault²

verb jump, spring, leap, clear, bound, hurdle Ned vaulted over the low wall.

Translations

vault¹ [vɔːlt] N (Archit) → bóveda f; (= cellar) → sótano m; (for wine) → bodega f; [of bank] → cámara f acorazada; (= tomb) → panteón m; [of church] → cripta f
family vault → panteón m familiar
vault of heaven → bóveda f celeste

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vault² [vɔːlt]

A. N → salto m
at one vault; with one vault → de un solo salto

B. VI → saltar
to vault over a stream → cruzar un arroyo de un salto, saltar un arroyo
to vault into the saddle → colocarse de un salto en la silla

C. VT → saltar

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vault [ˈvɔːlt]

n

[roof] → voûte f

(= tomb) → caveau m

(in bank) → chambre f forte

(= jump) → saut m pole vault

vt → sauter par dessus

vault over

vt → sauter par dessus

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vault¹

n

(= cellar) → (Keller)gewölbe nt; (= tomb) → Gruft f; (in bank) → Tresor(raum) m; in the vaults → im Gewölbe etc

(Archit) → Gewölbe nt; the vault of heaven (liter) → das Himmelsgewölbe (liter)

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vault²

n → Sprung m; (= scissors jump) → Schersprung m; (legs behind) → Flanke f; (legs through arms) → Hocke f; (legs apart) → Grätsche f ? pole vault

vi → springen, einen Schersprung/eine Flanke/eine Hocke/eine Grätsche machen; to vault into the saddle → sich in den Sattel schwingen

vt → springen über (+acc), → überspringen, einen Schersprung/eine Flanke/eine Hocke/eine Grätsche machen über (+acc)

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vault¹ [vɔːlt] n (Archit) → volta; (of bank) → caveau m inv; (tomb) → cripta, tomba
family vault → cappella di famiglia

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vault¹ [vɔːlt] n (Archit) → volta; (of bank) → caveau m inv; (tomb) → cripta, tomba
family vault → cappella di famiglia

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vault² [vɔːlt] vt & vi to vault (over) sth → saltare qc con un balzo

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vault² [vɔːlt] vt & vi to vault (over) sth → saltare qc con un balzo

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vault¹

n vault [voːlt]

1 (a room, especially a cellar, with) an arched roof or ceiling the castle vaults. kelder عَقْد، قَنْطَرَه купол sklepení hvælving das Gewölbe θόλος, θολωτή αίθουσα sótano; bodega võlvkelder تاق قوسی holvi cave voûtée מַרתֵף मेहराबी छत svod, nadsvođena prostorija (boltozatos) pince ruangan besar hvelfing; hvelfdur kjallari volta アーチ形天井 아치형 천장 rūsys, požemis velve; velvju telpa kekubah gewelf hvelv, kjeller piwnica abóbada boltă; pivniţă свод klenba obok svod källarvalv หลังคาโค้ง mahzen 拱頂 склепіння قبہ vòm, mái vòm 穹窿状建筑, 拱顶

2 an underground room, especially for storing valuables The thieves broke into the bank vaults. kelder, kluis قَبْو трезор trezor boks; -boks die Stahlkammer κελάρι, θησαυροφυλάκιο cámara acorazada võlvkelder سردابه؛ خزانه kassaholvi chambre forte כָּסֶפֶת तहखाना trezor páncélterem gudang bawah tanah öryggisgeymsla sotterraneo 地下貯蔵室 지하 저장실 saugykla velve; pagrabs bilik kebal kluis (bank)hvelv skarbiec casa-forte seif хранилище trezor trezor trezor kassavalv ห้องใต้ถุน kasa dairesi 地窖，銀行金庫 підвал, льох تہہ خانہ hầm 地下室

3 a burial chamber, often for all the members of a family He was buried in the family vault. kluis مَقْبَرَة الأسْرَة تحْت الأرْض гробница hrobka gravhvælving die Gruft χτιστός τάφος panteón; (en la iglesia) cripta hauakamber مقبره hautaholvi caveau כּוּך קְבוּרָה शव कक्ष grobna komora kripta ruang kuburan keluarga grafhvelfing tomba, cripta 地下納骨所 지하 납골소, 매장실 kripta kapenes makam grafkelder gravkammer krypta câmara mortuária ca­vou склеп hrobka grobnica grobnica gravvalv ที่ฝังศพของสกุล mezar odası 墓穴 склеп مدفن، مقبرہ hầm mộ 墓穴

adj vaulted

1 (of a roof or ceiling) arched. geboog مُقَبَّب، مُقَنْطَر сводест klenutý hvælvet gewölbt θολωτός abovedado võlv- قوسدار kaareva voûté, en voûte קָמוּר मेहराबी छत का nadsvođen boltozatos melengkung hvelfdur, með hvelfingu a volta アーチ形の 아치형의 skliautinis velvēts; velvju- berkekubah gewelfd hvelvet sklepiony arqueado arcuit, boltit сводчатый klenutý obokan sa svodom välvd หลังคาโค้ง kemerli 拱狀的 склепінчастий محراب نما uốn thành vòm 穹窿状的, 拱状的

2 (of a building etc) having an arched roof or ceiling. beboog ذو سَقْفٍ مَعْقود със свод klenutý hvælvet gewölbt θολωτός abovedado võlviline دارای تاق ضربی holvikaarinen voûté, en voûte בַּעַל כִּיפָּה मेहराबी छत nadsvođen boltozatos berlangit-langit melengkung hvelfdur, með hvelfingu (coperto da una volta) アーチ形天井の 둥근 천장의 su skliautiniu stogu/lubomis velvēts bumbung yg berkekubah gewelfd hvelvet, med hvelvinger o sklepionym dachu/stropie abobadado arcuit, boltit сводчатый klenutý obokan sa svodom välvd, med takvalv สิ่งที่มีลักษณะคล้ายหลังคาโค้ง kemer çatılı 有拱頂或拱形天花板的(建築物等) куполоподібний محرابي عمارت xây thành hình vòm 拱顶的

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vault²

n vault [voːlt]

a leap aided by the hands or by a pole With a vault he was over the fence and away. oorspringery, paalspring وَثْبَه، قَفْزَه (пре)скок skok spring der Sprung άλμα salto toenghüpe جهش hyppy saut קְפִיצָה छलाग skok ugrás lompat galah (stangar)stökk salto 跳び越え 뛰기, 도약 šuolis (atsispyrus) lēciens (ar balstu) lombol sprong (stav)sprang, hopp skok (z podparciem) vara salt прыжок (с шестом) skok preskok preskok []hopp, språng กระโดดโดยเอามือยันพื้น sırıkla atlama 撐竿跳 стрибок چھلانگ cái nhảy qua (hàng rào) 撑杆跳

v

to leap (over) He vaulted (over) the fence. oorspring يَقْفِز، يَثِب прескачам přehoupnout se springe (over) (über)springen πηδώ saltar üle hüppama پریدن hypätä sauter לִקפוֹץ लग्गे के सहारे कूदना preskočiti (át)ugrik melompat stökkva (yfir) saltare 跳び越える 도약하다 (per)šokti pārlēkt melombol springen hoppe (over) skoczyć (z podparciem) saltar à vara a sări перепрыгивать preskočiť, vyšvihnúť sa preskočiti preskočiti hoppa, svinga sig กระโดดข้าม sırıkla atlamak 跳(過) перестрибувати چھلانگ لگانا nhảy qua 跳跃