pole vault

noun

: a vault with the aid of a pole

specifically : a field event consisting of a vault for height over a crossbar

pole-vault

ˈpōl-ˌvȯlt

intransitive verb

or pole vault

pole-vaulter noun

or pole vaulter

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The last event added was the girls pole vault in 1995. —

San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2023 Girls First Team: Faith Kingsley — 100m hurdles, 300m hurdles and long jump. Girls Second Team: Finley Devins — pole vault; Makayla Kingsley — 100m hurdles; Jillian McArdle — 300m hurdles. —

Rich Heileman, cleveland, 17 June 2022 In the boys pole vault, Gilbert Highland junior Zach Bingham cleared a personal-record 15 feet, 9 inches to win the championship a day after taking the Mesa Red Mountain Rampage title with a PR of 15-6. —

Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 26 Mar. 2022 Carthy won the boys pole vault at 10-6. Junior Collin Harris of Dorsey won the long jump title at 23 feet 3/4 inch. —

Eric Sondheimer Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2021 Hoover’s Carter Ellis and Collin Pate finishing 1-2 in the boys’ pole vault, with Ellis clearing 15-7 and Pate clearing 14-6. —

al, 2 Apr. 2022 Most of us think of this as a way to mentally rehearse technical skills, such as shooting hoops or perfecting form for events like the high jump or pole vault. —

Richard A. Lovett, Outside Online, 28 Dec. 2020 And now Cadillac appears poised to pole vault over that screen with an even bigger one in the Celestiq. —

Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 12 Jan. 2021 In the Holiday Invitational in Landover on Dec. 22, Gabriel Curriden cleared 9 feet in the pole vault. —

Bill Blewett, Baltimore Sun, 4 Jan. 2023 See More

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