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• ˌvault ˈover sth — phrasal verb same as vault …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• vault — vault1 [vôlt] n. [ME voute < OFr < VL * volvita, an arch, vault < * volvitus, pp. of * volvitare, intens. of L volvere, to turn around, roll: see WALK] 1. an arched roof, ceiling, or covering of masonry 2. an arched chamber or space, esp …   English World dictionary

• Vault (architecture) — A Vault (French. voute, Italian. volta, German. Gewölbe, Polish. sklepienie , Spanish. bóveda ) is an architectural term for an arched form used to provide a space with a ceiling or roof. url=http://concise.britannica.com/ebc/article… …   Wikipedia

• vault — I [[t]vɔlt[/t]] n. 1) archit. an arched structure, usu. of stones, concrete, or bricks, forming a ceiling or roof 2) archit. a space, chamber, or passage enclosed by a vault or vaultlike structure, esp. one located underground 3) archit. cv a… …   From formal English to slang

• vault — [[t]vɔ͟ːlt[/t]] vaults, vaulting, vaulted 1) N COUNT A vault is a secure room where money and other valuable things can be kept safely. Most of the money was in storage in bank vaults... The gold recovered so far is being held in a vault at a… …   English dictionary

• vault — I n. 1) a bank vault 2) (misc.) to keep one s valuables in a vault II v. (d; intr.) to vault over (he vaulted over the bar) * * * [vɔːlt] (misc.) to keep one s valuables in a vault a bankvault (d; intr.) to vault over (he vaulted over the bar) …   Combinatory dictionary

• vault — I. /vɔlt / (say vawlt), /vɒlt / (say volt) noun 1. an arched structure, commonly made of stones, concrete, or bricks, forming a ceiling or roof over a hall, room, sewer, or other wholly or partially enclosed construction. 2. an arched space,… …  

• vault — I UK [vɔːlt] / US [vɔlt] verb Word forms vault : present tense I/you/we/they vault he/she/it vaults present participle vaulting past tense vaulted past participle vaulted 1) vault or vault over [transitive] to jump over something, especially… …   English dictionary

• vault — vault1 [vo:lt US vo:lt] n [Sense: 1 2, 4; Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: voute, from Vulgar Latin volvita turn, vault , probably from volvitare; VAULT2] [Sense: 3; Date: 1500 1600; Origin: VAULT2] 1.) a room with thick wal …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• vault — vault1 [ vɔlt ] noun count 1. ) an underground room where people s bodies are buried, especially under a church a ) a strongly protected room in a bank where money, gold, etc. is kept 2. ) a curved structure that supports or forms a roof,… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• vault — 1 noun (C) 1 also vaults (plural) a room with thick walls and a strong door where money, jewels etc are kept to prevent them from being stolen or damaged 2 also vaults (plural) a room where people from the same family are buried, often under the… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English