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-vaulter
noun
or pole vaulter
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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.
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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
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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
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“Pole vault.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pole%20vault. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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