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A large room or chamber used for storage, especially an underground one
“The warehouse has been specifically designed for storage of records and media products, with a media vault geared to holding tapes, CDs and DVD's.”
A roof in the form of an arch or a series of arches, typical of churches and other large, formal buildings
“The vault of the naves was completed in 1378 and that over the aisles two years later.”
A secure room in a bank in which valuables are stored
“The star of the 4-2 Wembley win over West Germany had kept the medal in a bank vault but the Hammers want the commemorative piece to form one of the main attractions in the club museum.”
An act of vaulting
“I had to wait for nearly two hours in that heat to take my first vault and that drained some of my energy.”
The expanse of air surrounding the earth
The floor of a building which is partly or entirely below ground level
An underground prison or vault, typically built underneath a castle
Forward roll
Vaulting table
A building or institution dedicated to the acquisition, conservation, study, exhibition, and educational interpretation of objects having scientific, historical, cultural or artistic value
A sturdy box with a lock for storing valuables
The upper interior surface of a room or other similar compartment
A place where a road deviates from a straight path
An area that is surrounded by a barrier
A thing that envelops or obscures something
A tall cupboard or wardrobe with a door, used for storage
A cash register or drawer for money in a shop, bank, or restaurant
Leap or spring while supporting or propelling oneself with one or both hands or with the help of a pole
“Ticket barriers at stations slow down passenger flow, but the determined non-payer can still vault over them, or sneak through behind a legitimate ticketholder.”
Go head over heels
Extend across or be situated on both sides of
To refuse to give in to
To achieve a victory over
Grow larger or more numerous
To find a way over or through (an obstacle or difficult route)
Plunge head first into water with one's arms raised over one's head
To strike and fly off at an angle
To make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions
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