vault
🇺🇸
/vɔːlt/
🇬🇧
/vɔːlt/
noun
R
A secure room where valuable things are kept.
The museum's most precious items are kept in a high-security vault.
R
A room underground in a church for burials.
His ancestors were laid to rest in the church vault.
R
A curved ceiling made of arches.
The ancient church has a magnificent stone vault.
R
A type of jump.
The athlete made a perfect vault over the hurdle.
verb
R
To jump over something using your hands or a pole.
She expertly vaulted the fence to quickly get to the other side.
translation
A secure room where valuable things are kept.; A room underground in a church for burials.; A curved ceiling made of arches.; A type of jump.
To jump over something using your hands or a pole.
Word Forms
3rd Present
vaults
Progressive
vaulting
Past
vaulted
Plural
vaults
Perfect
vaulted