underground vault

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• 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 — ‘arched roof’ [14] and vault ‘jump’ [16] are distinct words, although they share a common ancestor: Latin volvere ‘roll, turn’ (source also of English involve, revolve, etc). Its feminine past participle volūta evolved in Vulgar Latin into *volta …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• vault — ‘arched roof’ [14] and vault ‘jump’ [16] are distinct words, although they share a common ancestor: Latin volvere ‘roll, turn’ (source also of English involve, revolve, etc). Its feminine past participle volūta evolved in Vulgar Latin into *volta …   Word origins

• vault|ed — «VAWL tihd», adjective. 1. in the form of a vault; arched: »a vaulted ceiling. 2. built or covered with a vault: »a vaulted room. SYNONYM(S): domed. 3. having vaults or underground passages: »the vaulted catacombs …   Useful english dictionary

• vault — Ⅰ. vault [1] ► NOUN 1) a roof in the form of an arch or a series of arches. 2) a large room or chamber used for storage, especially an underground one. 3) a chamber beneath a church or in a graveyard used for burials. 4) Anatomy the arched roof… …   English terms 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 — To vault means to jump over something.Vault may also refer to: * Vault (architecture),a half crescent usually formed over doorways * Vault (comics), a prison for super villains in the Marvel Comics universe * Vault (Fallout), underground nuclear… …   Wikipedia

• vault — vault1 vaultlike, adj. /vawlt/, n. 1. an arched structure, usually 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 structure resembling a… …   Universalium

• vault — noun 1 strong, underground room ADJECTIVE ▪ secure ▪ subterranean, underground ▪ hidden, secret ▪ bank, museum …   Collocations 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 (comics) — Infobox comics location name = The Vault imagesize = caption = publisher = Marvel Comics debut = Avengers Annual #15 (1986) creators = type = prison=y residents = races = locations = subcat = Marvel Comics altcat = sortkey = PAGENAME The Vault is …   Wikipedia