| Front | vault |
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| Back | vault noun, verb BrE /vɔːlt/ NAmE /vɔːlt/ noun word origin example bank 1 a room with thick walls and a strong door, especially in a bank, used for keeping valuable things safe Most of her jewellery is stored in bank vaults. 2 a room under a church or in a cemetery, used for burying people She is to be buried in the family vault. 3 a roof or ceiling in the form of an arch or a series of arches 4 a jump made by vaulting see also pole vault verb verb forms word origin example bank [intransitive, transitive] to jump over an object in a single movement, using your hands or a pole to push you ~ over sth She vaulted over the gate and ran up the path. ~ sth to vault a fence see also pole vault |
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