the pole vault

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• the pole vault — an athletic event in which people compete by using a pole to jump over a bar that is high above the ground • • • Main Entry: ↑pole vault …   Useful english dictionary

• (the) pole vault — the pole vault UK US noun a sport in which you use a long pole to push yourself over a high bar Thesaurus: athletics and track and field sportshyponym sports events and competitionshyponym Derived Word: pole vaulter …   Useful english dictionary

• the pole vault — UK / US noun a sport in which you use a long pole to push yourself over a high bar Derived word: pole vaulter noun countable Word forms pole vaulter : singular pole vaulter plural pole vaulters …   English dictionary

• Pole vault — Pole vaulting is an athletic field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole (which today is usually made either of fiberglass or carbon fiber) as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as… …   Wikipedia

• National champions in the pole vault (women) — Below a list of all National Champions in the Women s Pole Vault (outdoor) in track and field from several countries since the mid 1990s. Contents 1 Argentina 2 Australia 3 Austria 4 …   Wikipedia

• pole vault — n the pole vault the sport of jumping over a high bar using a long pole >pole vaulter n >pole vaulting n [U] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• pole vault — noun a competition that involves jumping over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole • Syn: ↑pole vaulting, ↑pole jump, ↑pole jumping • Hypernyms: ↑field event • Part Meronyms: ↑run up * * * …   Useful english dictionary

• pole vault — noun the pole vault the sport of jumping over a high bar using a long pole pole vaulter noun (C) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• pole vault — N SING: the N The pole vault is an athletics event in which athletes jump over a high bar, using a long flexible pole to help lift themselves up …   English dictionary

• pole vault — pole′ vault n. 1) spo a field event in which a vault over a crossbar is performed with the aid of a long pole 2) spo a vault so performed • Etymology: 1890–95 pole′ vault , v.i. pole′ vault er, n …   From formal English to slang

• pole vault — n. Track & Field 1. an event in which the contestants take turns jumping for height over a horizontal bar set between two upright supports, with the aid of a long, flexible pole: the bar is gradually raised during the contest until a winner is… …   English World dictionary