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

The defiance resulted in a trans athlete winning a girls pole vault competition in February, and then an in-person verbal spat between Trump and Mills at a Feb. 21 White House meeting of governors. —Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2025

Ayanna Pressley, another blow-in-drifter (from Chicago), pole vaulted from the City Council clown show to the U.S. House. —Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 25 June 2025

Wakefield’s pole vaulting team saw Henry Brown finish second (12-00), Ryan Hogan take third (11-06) and James Fabbri come in eighth (10-00) for 15 points to lead the way. —Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 31 May 2025

The decathlon will be contested Wednesday, June 11 (100, long jump, shot put, high jump, 400), and Thursday, June 12 (110 hurdles, discus, pole vault, javelin, 1,500). —Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 10 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1877, 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