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vaulting

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noun vault·ing \-tiŋ\

Definition of vaulting

  1. :  vaulted construction



1512

First Known Use of vaulting

1512

Other Architecture Terms

buttress, casita, cornice, fanlight, garret, lintel, parapet, pilaster, plinth

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vaulting

adjective vault·ing

Simple Definition of vaulting

  • : rising or reaching very high

Source: Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary

Full Definition of vaulting

  1. 1 :  reaching or stretching for the heights <vaulting ambition> <a vaulting imagination>

  2. 2 :  designed for use in vaulting or in gymnastic exercises <a vaulting block>

vaultingly

play \-tiŋ-lē\ adverb

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1593

First Known Use of vaulting

1593

Other Gymnastics Terms

aerial, pike

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