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1vaulting — vaulting1 [vôl′tiŋ] n. 1. the building of a vault or vaults 2. the arched work forming a vault 3. a vault or vaults vaulting2 [vôl′tiŋ] adj. 1. leaping or leaping over 2. overreaching; unduly confident …
2vaulting horse — ► NOUN ▪ a padded wooden block used for vaulting over by gymnasts and athletes …
3Vaulting — Vault ing, n. 1. The act of constructing vaults; a vaulted construction. [1913 Webster] 2. Act of one who vaults or leaps. [1913 Webster] …
4vaulting — ► NOUN ▪ ornamental work in a vaulted roof or ceiling …
5vaulting horse — Gym. n. 1. HORSE (n. 9) 2. VAULT2 (n. 3) …
6vaulting — vaulting1 /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; VAULT1 + ING1] vaulting2 /vawl ting/, adj. 1. leaping up or… …
7vaulting — I. noun Date: 1512 vaulted construction II. adjective Date: 1593 1. reaching or stretching for the heights < vaulting ambition > < a vaulting imagination > 2. designed for use in vaulting or in gymnastic exercises < a …
8vaulting school — noun a) A place where one learns to vault. <!, 1850, Edward Wedlake Brayley, with John Britton and Edward W. Brayley, junior, as assistants, A Topographical History of Surrey, volume 5, page 21: In 1637, he took lessons at a dancing and… …
9vaulting — vault|ing1 [ˈvo:ltıŋ US ˈvo:l ] n [U] ↑arches in a roof or ceiling ▪ Gothic vaulting vaulting 2 vaulting2 adj vaulting ambition literary the desire to achieve as much as possible ▪ a man of vaulting ambition with the talents to match …
10vaulting horse — noun a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting • Syn: ↑long horse, ↑buck • Hypernyms: ↑horse, ↑gymnastic horse * * * ˈvaulting horse [vaulting horse vaulting horses …
