vault
vawlt
- n a burial chamber (usually underground)
- n a strongroom or compartment (often made of steel) for safekeeping of valuables
- n an arched brick or stone ceiling or roof
- n the act of jumping over an obstacle
- v jump across or leap over (an obstacle)
- v bound vigorously
- At last year's Millrose Games--the oldest and most prestigious track meet in the country--track veterans were stunned when organizers unceremoniously bumped the men's pole vault .
- In Beijing he'll go toe to toe, pole vault to pole vault, javelin to javelin with the Czech Republic's outstanding Roman Sebrle, the defending Olympic and world champion.
- Says South Australian pole vault coach Alan Launder: "She's the most determined athlete I've ever seen.