vault
part of speech
noun (a vault, vaults); verb (vault, vaults, vaulted, vaulting)
meaning for a pupil
1) A vault is a strong, locked room for keeping money and treasure safe, as in a bank. tree →
2) A vault is a room under a church or building, sometimes used for burying people. tree →
3) A vault is an arched roof or ceiling. tree →
4) To vault is to jump over something, pushing off with your hands or with a pole; a vault is that jump. tree →
5) To vault can also mean to jump up onto something, such as a horse, using your hands to push off. tree →
sense in the lessons
In PE and gymnastics, pupils vault over a vaulting box or horse; in athletics there is the pole vault. In stories, robbers try to break into a bank vault full of gold. In history, old churches have vaulted ceilings. Phrases: «bank vault», «pole vault», «vault over», «vaulting box».
examples
- The gold was kept in a bank vault. tree →
- She vaulted over the gate. tree →
- In gymnastics, we jumped over the vault. tree →
- The pole vault champion cleared a high bar. tree →
- The church had a high stone vault. tree →
- The robbers could not open the vault. tree →
- He placed his hands on the box and vaulted over. tree →
- Jose thanked him, and vaulting on his horse they rode on to the river. tree →
note
Countable noun; regular verb: vaulted, vaulting. Spelt -ault (the l is pronounced). The «pole vault» uses a long flexible pole. Do not confuse with «fault».
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «vault» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.