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单词 pole vault
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pole vaultn.

Brit. /ˈpəʊl vɔːlt/, /ˈpəʊl vɒlt/, U.S. /ˈpoʊl ˌvɔlt/, /ˈpoʊl ˌvɑlt/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pole n.1, vault n.2
Etymology: < pole n.1 + vault n.2 Compare earlier pole-vaulter n., pole-vaulting n.
Athletics.
A jump over a high bar executed with the aid of a long flexible pole; (also) the athletic field event in which competitors perform a jump of this type.
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1881 Harper's Weekly 18 June 395 Lehigh University received medals for the pole vault, of 8 feet 9 inches, by F. W. Dalrymple, '83.
1893 Outing 22 154/2 He has..held the world's record in the pole vault for distance.
1935 Encycl. Sports, Games & Pastimes 467/1 In front of the pole-vault bar is a slideway, in which the base of the pole is placed when jumping.
1977 Western Morning News 30 Aug. 12/7 Brian Hooper edged a little closer to the magical 18-foot pole vault.
1992 Olympics 92 (BBC Sports) 44/1 The greatest progress in any event over the last three decades is probably in the pole vault thanks to the introduction of fibre-glass poles in the early Sixties.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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