American English
/ˈvɔl.tɪd̚/
2 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
Related entry: vault
A strong room with thick walls and a heavy door, used to keep money, valuable things, or important records safe.
Practice out loudA strong room with thick walls and a heavy door, used to keep money, valuable things, or important records safe.
The bank keeps its cash in a secure vault.
The guard opened the vault door.
A vault is usually a room or a large secure space; a small metal box is a safe.
bank vault
keep + something + in + a/the vault
open + the + vault
To jump over something by pushing off with your hands or a pole.
She vaulted over the fence to escape the dog.
He vaulted onto the stage from the audience.
vault over a fence
vault over + something
vault onto + something
A jump in which a person goes over an object or a high bar, especially in gymnastics or with a long pole.
Her vault over the table earned the highest score.
The gymnast practiced her vault for two hours.
gymnastics vault
perform + a + vault
land + a + vault
A curved roof or ceiling, or the curved structure that supports it.
The old church has a stone vault.
We looked up at the vaulted ceiling.
vaulted ceiling
a + vault + in + a + building
An athletic event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole to jump over a high bar.
She trains for the pole vault.
A ceiling that is curved or higher than usual.
The room feels larger because of its vaulted ceiling.
The heavy door that closes a secure room for valuables.
Only two people can open the vault door.