VAULTING


Meaning of VAULTING in English

vaulting 1

/vawl"ting/ , n.

1. the act or process of constructing vaults.

2. the structure forming a vault.

3. a vault, vaulted ceiling, etc., or such structures collectively.

[ 1505-15; VAULT 1 + -ING 1 ]

vaulting 2

/vawl"ting/ , adj.

1. leaping up or over.

2. used in vaulting: a vaulting pole.

3. excessive in ambition or presumption; overweening; high-flown: vaulting ambition; vaulting pride.

[ 1525-35; VAULT 2 + -ING 2 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .