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

Examples of pole vault in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Luckily, 30 years later, pole vault is alive again in Baltimore City after the event was reintroduced on Paul Laurence Dunbar High School’s track field by their very own Tristian Wallace-Smith. —Empress Rasheem, Baltimore Sun, 19 Apr. 2026

Cassidy Nguyễn from Los Alamitos won the girls’ pole vault at 13 feet and Aliso Niguel’s Dane Malloy won the boys triple jump at 48-5. —Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026

San Dieguito Academy Boys track and field Clearing 16 feet, 8 inches, the Mustang senior won the boys pole vault at the Arcadia Invitational. —Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026

Georgia Hunter Bell claimed gold in the 1,500 and Molly Caudery won the women’s pole vault on a big night for Britain. —ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1873, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for pole vault

• millivolt
• somersault
• thunderbolt
• alt
• fault
• gault
• halt
• malt
• sault
• walt
• asphalt
• assault

Kids Definition

pole vault

noun

: a track-and-field event in which contestants use a pole to jump for height over a crossbar

pole-vault verb

pole-vaulter noun