Pole Vault Definition

noun
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 determined.
Webster's New World
A vault made with the aid of a long pole.
American Heritage
A jump in such an event.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb
(intransitive) To perform a pole vault.
Wiktionary

To vault over something using a pole vault.

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Other Word Forms of Pole Vault

Noun

Singular:
pole vault
Plural:
pole vaults

Pole Vault Sentence Examples

  • The most impressive field assembled is in the women's pole vault.

  • Well done to the juniors, Mathew won both the short sprints with good times and Nicholas won the pole vault.

  • For the second match running, we had the misfortune to have a no height in the pole vault.

  • John also won the pole vault B in which veteran Dave Orchard was second in the A string event.

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