Noun (1)
archaeologists were thrilled to discover an ancient vault that hadn't been looted by grave robbers Verb (2)vaulted over the obstacle with easeNoun (2)
a vault over the car's hood by the frightened deer
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Noun
The digital vaults, each holding 10,000 bitcoin, were reactivated on Thursday, July 3 and Friday, July 4, after lying untouched since 2011.—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025 The security checks occurred both before and after the VIPs visited the vault.—Josh Wood, The Courier-Journal, 3 July 2025
Verb
The state also hopes to attract new business in the financial sector — such as gold vaulting services, bullion dealers, and alternative asset investors.—Luciano Duque, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2025 Pillars and vaulting from the hospital’s cellar are incorporated into the architecture of York Theater Royal, which opened in 1744.—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for vault
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English vaute, voute, borrowed from Anglo-French voute, volte, going back to Vulgar Latin *volvita "turn, arched structure," noun derivative from feminine of *volvitus, re-formation of Latin volūtus, past participle of volvere "to travel (a circular course), bring round, roll" — more at wallow entry 1
Verb (1)
Middle English vowten, borrowed from Anglo-French vouter, verbal derivative of voutevault entry 1
Verb (2)
probably borrowed from Middle French vouster "to turn about (on horseback), wheel, prance," going back to Vulgar Latin *volvitāre, frequentative of Latin volvere "to travel (a circular course), bring round, roll" — more at wallow entry 1
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