vaulting
11vaulting — vault·ing || vÉ”Ëltɪŋ n. leaping motion; arched structure vÉ”Ëlt n. arch, dome; room with an arch or a dome; secure room for storing money or valuables; underground burial chamber; pole vaulting v. leap up or over (especially with the help… …
12vaulting — I vault•ing [[t]ˈvɔl tɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) the act of constructing vaults 2) archit. the structure forming a vault 3) archit. such structures collectively • Etymology: 1505–15 II vault•ing [[t]ˈvɔl tɪŋ[/t]] adj. 1) leaping up or over 2) used in vaulting …
13Vaulting — Vault Vault, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vaulted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vaulting}.] [OE. vouten, OF. volter, vouter, F. vo[^u]ter. See {Vault} an arch.] [1913 Webster] 1. To form with a vault, or to cover with a vault; to give the shape of an arch to; to… …
14vaulting — Synonyms and related words: aduncity, apse, aquilinity, arcade, arcature, arch, arched roof, arching, archway, arcuation, aspiring, bouncing, bounding, camber, capering, ceilinged roof, circularity, concameration, concavity, concha, convexity,… …
15vaulting — 1 noun (U) arches in a roof 2 adjective vaulting ambition literary the desire to achieve as much as possible …
16Vaulting — a roof constructed in the form of a arched bays ♦ Arched ceiling or roof in stone or brick, or imitated in wood and plaster. (Wood, Margaret. The English Medieval House, 415) Related terms: Sexpartite, Vault, Fan, Vault, Barrel, Vault, Groined,… …
17vaulting — I UK [ˈvɔːltɪŋ] / US [ˈvɔltɪŋ] adjective mainly literary very determined a vaulting ambition II UK [ˈvɔːltɪŋ] / US [ˈvɔltɪŋ] noun [uncountable] the curved structures in a vaulted ceiling …
18vaulting — n. 1 arched work in a vaulted roof or ceiling. 2 a gymnastic or athletic exercise in which participants vault over obstacles. Phrases and idioms: vaulting horse a wooden block to be vaulted over by gymnasts …
19vaulting horse — ► NOUN ▪ a padded wooden block used for vaulting over by gymnasts and athletes …
20vaulting horse — Gym. n. 1. HORSE (n. 9) 2. VAULT2 (n. 3) …
