| vault |
noun |
An arched structure of masonry, forming a ceiling or canopy., An arched apartment; especially, a subterranean room, use for storing articles, for a prison, for interment, or the like; a cell; a cellar., The canopy of heaven; the sky., A leap or bound., The bound or leap of a horse; a curvet., A leap by aid of the hands, or of a pole, springboard, or the like., To form with a vault, or to cover with a vault; to give the shape of an arch to; to arch; as, vault a roof; to vault a passage to a court., To leap over; esp., to leap over by aid of the hands or a pole; as, to vault a fence., To leap; to bound; to jump; to spring., To exhibit feats of tumbling or leaping; to tumble. |