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VAULT, n. [L. vultus; a derivative of L. volvo, volutus.]

1. A continued arch, or an arched roof. Vaults are of various kinds, circular, elliptical, single, double, cross, diagonal, Gothic, &c.

2. A cellar.

To banish rats that haunt our vault.

3. A cave or cavern.

The silent vaults of death, unknown to light.

4. A repository for the dead.

5. In the manege, the leap or a horse.

VAULT, v.t. To arch; to form with a vault; or to cover with a vault; as, to vault a passage to a court.

VAULT, v.i.

1. To leap; to bound; to jump; to spring.

Vaulting ambition, which o'erleaps itself -

Leaning on his lance, he vaulted on a tree.

Lucan vaulted upon Pegasus with all the heat and intrepidity of youth.

2. To tumble; to exhibit feats of tumbling or leaping.


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VAULT, n. [L. vultus; a derivative of L. volvo, volutus.]

1. A continued arch, or an arched roof. Vaults are of various kinds, circular, elliptical, single, double, cross, diagonal, Gothic, &c.

2. A cellar.

To banish rats that haunt our vault.

3. A cave or cavern.

The silent vaults of death, unknown to light.

4. A repository for the dead.

5. In the manege, the leap or a horse.

VAULT, v.t. To arch; to form with a vault; or to cover with a vault; as, to vault a passage to a court.

VAULT, v.i.

1. To leap; to bound; to jump; to spring.

Vaulting ambition, which o'erleaps itself -

Leaning on his lance, he vaulted on a tree.

Lucan vaulted upon Pegasus with all the heat and intrepidity of youth.

2. To tumble; to exhibit feats of tumbling or leaping.

VAULT, n. [Fr. voûte; It. volta, a vault; volto, the face, a visage, and a vault, L. vultus; a derivative of L. volvo, volutus; Sp. voltear, to turn, to tumble.]

  1. A continued arch, or an arched roof. Vaults are of various kinds, circular, elliptical, single, double, cross, diagonal, Gothic, &c. – Cyc.
  2. A cellar. To banish rats that haunt our vault. – Swift.
  3. A cave or cavern. The silent vaults of death, unknown to light. – Sandy.
  4. A repository for the dead. – Shak.
  5. In the manege, the leap of a horse.

VAULT, v.i. [Sp. voltear; It. voltare; Fr. vautrer.]

  1. To leap; to bound; to jump; to spring. Vaulting ambition, which o'erleaps itself. – Shak. Leaning on his lance, he vaulted on a tree. – Dryden. Lucan vaulted upon Pegasus with all the heat and intrepidity of youth. – Addison.
  2. To tumble; to exhibit feats of tumbling or leaping.

VAULT, v.t.

To arch; to form with a vault; or to cover with a vault; as, to vault passage to a court.


Vault
  1. An arched structure of masonry, forming a ceiling or canopy.

    The long-drawn aisle and fretted vault. Gray.

  2. 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.

    The shady arch that vaulted the broad green alley. Sir W. Scott.

  3. To leap; to bound; to jump; to spring.

    Vaulting ambition, which o'erleaps itself. Shak.

    Leaning on his lance, he vaulted on a tree. Dryden.

    Lucan vaulted upon Pegasus with all the heat and intrepidity of youth. Addison.

  4. An arched apartment; especially, a subterranean room, use for storing articles, for a prison, for interment, or the like; a cell; a cellar.

    "Charnel vaults." Milton.

    The silent vaults of death. Sandys.

    To banish rats that haunt our vault. Swift.

  5. To leap over; esp., to leap over by aid of the hands or a pole; as, to vault a fence.

    I will vault credit, and affect high pleasures. Webster (1623).

  6. To exhibit feats of tumbling or leaping; to tumble.
  7. The canopy of heaven; the sky.

    That heaven's vault should crack. Shak.

  8. A leap or bound.

    Specifically: -- (a) (Man.)
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Vault

VAULT, noun [Latin vultus; a derivative of Latin volvo, volutus.]

1. A continued arch, or an arched roof. Vaults are of various kinds, circular, elliptical, single, double, cross, diagonal, Gothic, etc.

2. A cellar.

To banish rats that haunt our vault

3. A cave or cavern.

The silent vaults of death, unknown to light.

4. A repository for the dead.

5. In the manege, the leap or a horse.

VAULT, verb transitive To arch; to form with a vault; or to cover with a vault; as, to vault a passage to a court.

VAULT, verb intransitive

1. To leap; to bound; to jump; to spring.

VAULTing ambition, which o'erleaps itself -

Leaning on his lance, he vaulted on a tree.

Lucan vaulted upon Pegasus with all the heat and intrepidity of youth.

2. To tumble; to exhibit feats of tumbling or leaping.

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