Vaulting Definition

vôltĭng
noun
The arched work forming a vault.
Webster's New World
The building of a vault or vaults.
Webster's New World
A vault or vaults.
Webster's New World
Such structures considered as a group.
American Heritage
The sport of gymnastics and dance routines performed on horseback, and on the longe line.
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adjective
Leaping or leaping over.
Webster's New World
Overreaching; unduly confident.
Vaulting ambition.
Webster's New World
Reaching too far; exaggerated.
His vaulting ambition.
American Heritage
Employed in jumping over something.
A vaulting pole.
American Heritage
Used in vaulting.
Webster's New World
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verb

Present participle of vault.

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Other Word Forms of Vaulting

Noun

Singular:
vaulting
Plural:
vaultings

Vaulting Sentence Examples

  • She let go, dropping into a heap on the ground then vaulting to her feet and running.

  • Three galleries with vaulting supported on columns lead from the three western portals to the second stage.

  • Inside, admire the delicate fan vaulting on the ceiling.

  • Several of the rooms occupied by the archaeological museum bear traces of the decorations executed under Galeazzo Maria and Lodovico it Moro, and one of them has a splendid ceiling with trees in full foliage, painted so as to cover the whole vaulting, ascribed to Leonardo da Vinci.

  • The Abbey contains some particularly fine stained glass, and superb fan vaulting.

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VVAVAU

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