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The funds or financial reserves of an organization
Plural for a secure room in which valuables are stored
“If it were not for the bullion being stored in the bank's vault as collateral, the loans would not be made.”
Plural for a store or collection of things or resources
“He possessed a vault of knowledge which he had acquired during his lifetime.”
Plural for a large underground room or chamber, especially one used for storage
“The village features a winepress and an underground wine vault.”
Plural for a chamber or compartment used for burying the dead
“Abargi seems to have been buried in a vault which was filled in with the bodies of guards and attendants, so that they might accompany their master on his journey to another world.”
Plural for an act of jumping or leaping over something
“According to some accounts, Cortés' impetuous lieutenant Alvarado escaped when he made a spectacular vault over a gap in the causeway.”
Plural for a roof in the form of an arch or a series of arches
“Inside the exhibit halls, the arched roof trusses are exposed to emphasize the great expansive vault of the structure.”
Plural for the upper atmosphere surrounding the earth (the sky)
Plural for the act of throwing one's body up and around in the air
Plural for a prison or vault, typically built underground, beneath a castle
Plural for an apparatus featuring a flat, large, and cushioned surface almost parallel to the floor sloping downward at the end closest to the springboard
Plural for a sturdy box with a lock for storing valuables
Plural for a building dedicated to objects of scientific, historical, cultural or artistic value
Plural for the floor of a building which is partly or entirely below ground level
Plural for a cash register or drawer for money in a shop, bank, or restaurant
Plural for the upper interior surface of a room or other similar compartment
Plural for a tall cupboard, cabinet, or similar container used for storage
Plural for a part or division of a building enclosed by walls, floor, and ceiling
Plural for a place or point where something deviates from a straight path
To jump, leap or spring over something
“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.”
To walk or run with a spring in one's step
To extend across or be situated on both sides of
To grow larger or more numerous
To rebound or ricochet off something
Goes head over heels
To physically plunge downward, especially headfirst and into water
To move around or sideways unsteadily
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