/ vɔːlt; NAmE / noun , verb
■ noun
1.
a room with thick walls and a strong door, especially in a bank, used for keeping valuable things safe
2.
a room under a church or in a cemetery , used for burying people
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
vault (over) sth to jump over an object in a single movement, using your hands or a pole to push you :
[ v ]
She vaulted over the gate and ran up the path.
[ vn ]
to vault a fence
—see also pole vault
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WORD ORIGIN
noun Middle English : from Old French voute , based on Latin volvere to roll.
verb mid 16th cent.: from Old French volter to turn (a horse), gambol, based on Latin volvere to roll.