vaulting

vault·ing ¹  (vôltng)

n.

1. The act or practice of constructing vaults.

2. The method of construction of a vault.

3.

a. A vault or vaulted structure.

b. Such structures considered as a group.

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vault·ing ²  (vôltng)

adj.

1. Leaping upward or over.

2. Reaching too far; exaggerated: his vaulting ambition.

3. Employed in leaping over: a vaulting pole.

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vaulting ¹

Noun

the arrangement of ceiling vaults in a building

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vaulting ²

Adjective

excessively confident: a vaulting ambition for the highest political office

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	vaulting - (architecture) a vaulted structure; "arches and vaulting" fan vaulting - an elaborate system of vaulting in which the ribs diverge like fans structure, construction - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons" architecture - the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings; "architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use"
	2.	vaulting - a light leap by a horse in which both hind legs leave the ground before the forelegs come down curvet dressage - maneuvers of a horse in response to body signals by the rider
Adj.	1.	vaulting - revealing excessive self-confidence; reaching for the heights; "vaulting ambition" overreaching bold - fearless and daring; "bold settlers on some foreign shore"; "a bold speech"; "a bold adventure"