Vaulting

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The art or practice of a vaulter.
  • noun. In architecture, vaulted work; vaults collectively.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The act of constructing vaults; a vaulted construction.
  • noun. Act of one who vaults or leaps.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The practice of constructing vaults, or a particular method of such construction.
  • noun. A vaulted structure; such structures treated as a group.
  • noun. The sport of gymnastics and dance routines performed on horseback, and on the longe line.
  • verb. Present participle of vault.
  • adjective. Leaning upward or over
  • adjective. Exaggerated or overreaching
  • adjective. performing
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  • noun. a light leap by a horse in which both hind legs leave the ground before the forelegs come down
  • adjective. revealing excessive self-confidence; reaching for the heights
  • noun. (architecture) a vaulted structure
  • Word Usage
    ": Equestrians competed there Wednesday in vaulting -- an event that combines gymnastics, dance and horseback riding -- in the city's first-ever World Equestrian Games."
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