1
: reaching or stretching for the heights
vaulting ambition
a vaulting imagination
2
[from gerund of vault entry 3]
: designed for use in vaulting or in gymnastic exercises
a vaulting block
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Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Oct. 2024
Cracking the code of how that is possible is key to successful wood vaulting.
—Michael Franco, New Atlas, 4 Oct. 2024
The team estimates that wood vaulting could sequester up to ten metric gigatons of carbon dioxide a year and cost only about $30 to $100 per metric ton when the process is optimized.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Sep. 2024
No reports of further vaulting but nothing confirmed about unvaulting those raids or past destinations or campaigns.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Dean, known back then for his athleticism in basketball and pole vaulting, graduated from Fairmount High School in 1949.
—Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Oct. 2024
Cracking the code of how that is possible is key to successful wood vaulting.
—Michael Franco, New Atlas, 4 Oct. 2024
The team estimates that wood vaulting could sequester up to ten metric gigatons of carbon dioxide a year and cost only about $30 to $100 per metric ton when the process is optimized.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Sep. 2024
No reports of further vaulting but nothing confirmed about unvaulting those raids or past destinations or campaigns.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
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“Vaulting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vaulting. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024.
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