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vault¹

noun vɔːltvɔlt

1A roof in the form of an arch or a series of arches, typical of churches and other large, formal buildings.
a Gothic ribbed vault
Example sentencesExamples
- I gazed down upon the old quarter, a collage of dun roofs, domes and vaults, pencil and square minarets.
- I also climbed into the roof structures of the station and stood above the vaults to gain a high vantage point.
- The system uses the timeless forms of arches, domes, and vaults to create single and double-curvature shell structures that are both strong and beautiful.
- Inside the exhibit halls, the arched roof trusses are exposed to emphasize the great expansive vault of the structure.
- When he arrived, though, he discovered that Tunisians already knew how to put buildings together, using stone and brick to make fabulous vaults.
- In the pre-industrial age, the structural form that was used for the widest spans was the masonry vault or dome.
- The formerly dark space is now transformed by a series of flowing vaults terminating in a new, open family room.
- The vault in the upper basilica partially collapsed bringing two diagonally opposite quadrants in the east end and nave of the main vault crashing 22 metres to the floor, where they broke into thousands of pieces.
- Gothic architecture has a particular look: the pointed or ogival arch, ribbed vaults, rose windows, towers, and tremendous height in the nave, supported by flying buttresses.
- To stiffen the shallow vault, curved steel girders brace the two sides.
- The architectural part of the complex was reborn as a post-Victorian mélange, in which Moorish arches soar above Gothic vaults.
- The vault of the naves was completed in 1378 and that over the aisles two years later.
- We learned how Romans built their bridges, how medieval masons built their vaults, how lime and mortar were used in English buildings, and so on.
- Reflected daylight enters through clerestories, bounces up into the shimmering vaults and is then diffused down onto the exhibits.
- There is a noticeable acoustic difference between a church with a wooden roof and a similar building with a stone vault, as many choristers will testify.
- The invention of arches and vaults, made of brick-faced concrete, allowed Roman architects much greater spans - and more visual variety.
- The cathedral is known for its influence on High Gothic, its flying buttresses, ribbed vaults, and multiple towers; for glass and carvings that pray and teach down the centuries.
- The stair is elegantly made, a light filigree of steel rod and plates that contrasts with the heavy concrete solidity of the vault.
- There are even pictures of soaring ribbed piers and vaults in Gothic cathedrals, reminding us that of course the origins of the Gothic style must have derived from bamboo and willow construction.
- The present place was a Victorian arched vault of steel, copper and glass - a massive hall.
Synonyms
arched roof, arched ceiling, dome, arch
1. 1.1literary A thing resembling an arched roof, especially the sky.
  the vault of heaven
  Example sentencesExamples
  And that cathedral is high - reaching right to the vault of the sky.
  There was not a cloud in the entire vault of the sky!
  Outside, there were a few unimpressive clouds seeming lost in the vault of the sky.
  The blue vault of the sky was of a hue that made it appear almost solid, the airy clouds across the horizon cloaking mountain peaks in mist.
  He looked up at the vault of the sky, visible through a thick haze.
2. 1.2Anatomy The arched roof of a cavity, especially that of the skull.
  the cranial vault
  Example sentencesExamples
  At surgery, there was a significant deformity of the cranial vault at the level of the occiput and first and second cervical vertebrae.
  The skull appeared diffusely thickened on radiographs and CT scans throughout the entire cranial vault.
  Physicians rely on digital examination to diagnose and assess prolapse of the vaginal vault.
  The bones of the cranium are divided into the skull base and the calvarial vault.
  Scans of his brain showed no nerve compression but did confirm thickening of the skull vault.
2A large room or chamber used for storage, especially an underground one.
a wine vault
Example sentencesExamples
- There is a theory that the wine cellar could have been a Bulgarian invention, because monks in the country were said to have been the first people to store wine in cool vaults deep underground.
- Golding was said to have arranged for the document to be held in the British Library's vaults until 30 years after Blunt's death.
- From obvious repair tunnels for the subway line, they went down, the tunnels becoming darker and danker, descending a spiral of metal stairs that led to low vaults of brickwork or wet stone.
- The storage of wines and spirits in vaults under railway stations was a clever use of space by Victorian architects and engineers.
- Soon, the 4,000 films in the archive's collection will be moved from storage into special vaults, humidity-controlled and cooled to a constant 10°C to preserve the precious footage.
- The entire opera takes place in some kind of subterranean vault, or perhaps a subway station.
- In the middle of the building was a weapons storage vault.
- Inman had insisted that his wife deposit the diaries in a vault, for he was terrified of losing them should fire break out in the apartment.
- A thorough review of storage requirements can uncover desires for wine cellars or walk-in fireproof vaults.
- On that occasion the ballot boxes had been locked in a huge official steel and concrete vault.
- The above ground extra story housed the kitchen and a stone and brick storage vault.
- Spiralling stairs and a glass lift transport technicians to subterranean depths and storage vaults.
- Construction work will get under way in the New Year, and will include the expansion of the museum's library and the storage archive vaults which will be opened to the public regularly.
- Millions of pounds worth of paintings are left unseen in the art gallery vaults because there is not enough display space.
- In recent years the British Museum the V&A and the Dulwich Picture Gallery have all reported losses from open displays or storage vaults.
- The diary sent to the storage vaults of the museum, hidden from the outside world, all but forgotten.
- The warehouse has been specifically designed for storage of records and media products, with a media vault geared to holding tapes, CDs and DVD's.
- In consequence, the basement (below the level of the road) with its handsome brick vaults and windows on to the garden, was blocked off.
- Today a new building with a fireproof vault has been constructed on upper St Vincent Street, Port-of-Spain.
Synonyms
cellar, basement, underground chamber, crypt, undercroft, catacomb, cavern
burial chamber, tomb, sepulchre
1. 2.1 A secure room in a bank in which valuables are stored.
  the masterpieces were deposited in the vaults of Swiss banks
  Example sentencesExamples
  The owner of the fossil kept it locked away in a bank vault so no one has ever been able to verify it - until now.
  Some ‘investments’, such as gem stones, are often said to be stored in Swiss bank vaults, so you can never see them.
  Ray's collection could be worth £1m at auction and is so valuable most of it is locked away in a bank vault.
  The star of the 4-2 Wembley win over West Germany had kept the medal in a bank vault but the Hammers want the commemorative piece to form one of the main attractions in the club museum.
  The 35-year-old interior decorator said the burglars had found a jewellery box in his bedroom which he had forgotten to put back in a bank vault.
  One of the most famous international heists involved the Sewer Rats, a team of seven underworld criminals led by Albert Spaggiari who targeted a bank vault in Nice, France.
  There have been instances where famous paintings have been stolen, held in bank vaults for 20 years and then simply handed back.
  Robbers stole £22m from Northern Bank's city centre vaults on December 20.
  The film was one of the best-loved screen hits of the 60s, as a gang swipes a stash of gold bullion from a bank vault in Turin.
  Both men carried holdalls and forced the staff members into the vault of the bank, where they stole a large quantity of cash and other items.
  Though the bank was looted, the vault miraculously remained secure.
  The bullion was never returned and officials believe it is now stored in the vaults of the Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi.
  For almost 80 years it has remained hidden from the public's view, wrapped in newspaper in a bank vault at a secret location in Yorkshire.
  Underground vaults were cleared in two-and-a-half hours, after the families of two kidnapped managers were held hostage.
  Most of the newly printed money ended up offshore, in the vaults of central banks around the world that needed it for trade and energy.
  Early on Tuesday morning, employees of the South Park branch of Biochim Bank found that thieves had broken into the vault of the bank and robbed more than 40 deposit boxes.
  Eventually, they broke into the main vault of the bank with the hope of finding lots of money, jewellery or perhaps gold.
  The mayoral pieces are all kept in a vault in the bank because of their value, but the furniture and paintings are on display in the town hall.
  The silver and gold bullion is stored in underground treasury vaults at Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.
  Guerrillas blasted open the vaults of the British Bank of the Middle East in Bab Idriss and cleared out safe deposit boxes full of cash, gold, stock certificates and jewellery.
  Synonyms
  strongroom, safe deposit, safety deposit, safe, repository, depository, treasury
2. 2.2 A chamber beneath a church or in a graveyard used for burials.
  a family vault
  Example sentencesExamples
  After his old friend Hobhouse had arranged for the coffin to lie in state for a few days in London, it was interred in the family vault at Hucknall Torkard, near Newstead.
  He was buried in the family vault in the church at Bawdsey, Suffolk.
  Much of the church's social outreach takes place in 19 th-century burial vaults that were actually condemned as unfit for the dead in the 1850s.
  Underneath the chapel lie a series of sealed vaults, the contents of which are the subject of constant speculation.
  That stone up there has guarded the entrance to the burial vault at West Kennet Long Barrow for 4000 years.
  By the time his body was laid to rest in the family vault in Paddington Old Churchyard in August 1780, he appears to have been impoverished and did not leave a will.
  The family vaults are situated below St Mark's Church on Buncer Lane.
  Burial caskets were not interfered with in any way and have been moved, under Home Office guidelines, a few yards to the part of vault beyond the church building edge.
  Beneath the richly covered buildings lie the sombre underground burial vaults.
  By parliamentary dispensation, he was buried in the family vault in Wimborne Minister.
  The next day one of the brothers summoned everyone in Croglin Grange to the crypt and opened the vault.
  Some were dug directly in the earth, others brick-lined to make a family vault.
  Archaeologists believe they have recovered the bones of Mozart's niece from the family vault and will perform DNA tests.
  Some of the worst damage caused at the graveyard was to a vault belonging to Peter O'Connor.
  He remained unmarried and is buried in a family vault of St John's Church of England cemetery, Campbelltown.
  According to author Iain Sinclair, she now lies in the family vault instead.
  However, the royal vault, which is beneath the chapel, cannot be accessed by the public.
  In 1979, after rumours that manuscripts were buried in his family vault, his coffin was opened.
  Three to seven years after burial, the bones of the deceased are exhumed and placed in a family vault or a communal ossuary.
  Hutton was buried in the family vault at Charlton in Kent.

verb vɔːltvɔlt

[with object]usually as adjective vaulted

1Provide (a building or room) with an arched roof or roofs.
a vaulted arcade
Example sentencesExamples
- The facade of the Gate had three vaulted passages and each of the wings had a wide entrance.
- The structure is composed of radiating supporting walls and vaulted galleries.
- These small vaulted galleries are low-ceilinged but not claustrophobic because the twin hallways that flank the stair are nearly always in sight.
- We go to a table smack-bang in the middle of the cavernous, vaulted, chandeliered room, and we wait.
- Missive in hand he strode, excited, through vaulted chambers and stone halls to the private chambers of his court.
- These are vaulted concrete structures, measuring 14.4 x 7.2m, supported by in-situ concrete frames and stiffened by edge beams.
- It is made up of a maze of interconnecting vaulted passages, and contains no fewer than 5,480 shops, as well as its own banks, baths, mosques, cafés and a police station.
- They are entered off long vaulted corridors running the length of the building on each floor.
- Long vaulted corridors run off in all directions, and spiral staircases twist around inside wide stone wells with stained glass windows.
- The main public entrance on the east side is signposted by a huge canopy that draws visitors into a long, vaulted undercroft containing an exhibition space, cafe and shop.
- The castle is worth a look with its 12 th-century keep, two-storey chapel, Renaissanc e apartments and vaulted kitchen.
- St Lawrence's Church, near the river, has a fine twelfth century vaulted chancel.
Synonyms
arched, curved, rounded, bowed, domed, humped
literary embowed
1. 1.1 Construct (a roof) in the form of a vault.
  an unusual brick vaulted ceiling
  Example sentencesExamples
  Next door is the dining room/sunroom, which is a relatively new addition and has a vaulted wooden ceiling.
  He said the Great Hall was a major feature, with its high vaulted ceiling, stone floor and minstrels' gallery - and the views were breathtaking.
  Unusual features in this room are the vaulted, Georgian beamed and stencilled ceiling and a rather ornate tiled fireplace.
  The bedrooms are all doubles with maple flooring, while two also have vaulted timber ceilings and built-in wardrobes.
  Fireplaces, vaulted ceilings, and plush, comfy couches furnish the buildings at both sites.
  Those vaulted ceilings sure look nice, but watch out for the heating bill!
  Some of his designs had vaulted roofs and white-painted stucco - forms and materials that could be used to build quickly and inexpensively.
  The adjoining breakfast area has a pine clad vaulted ceiling and two skylights.
  The ceilings of Norman churches and cathedrals were vaulted.
  Robin walked into the circular living room, was astounded by the breathtaking columns, marbled floors, crown moldings, and vaulted ceiling.
  The chamber was large, with high vaulted ceilings, and barely any light.
  Through double doors, the bedroom leads to a ceramic-tiled conservatory with a high vaulted ceiling.
  It is a hall with a high vaulted ceiling which has a number of sky lights.
  Huge walk-in fireplaces, vaulted ceilings, antique stained glass windows and ornate carvings were but a few of the features that gave this place so much character.
  The properties at the top of the main building will have original stonework and vaulted ceilings exposing original beams.
  Rustic hand-crafted wood dominates the interior, while vaulted ceilings and stone fireplaces lend a timeless appeal.
  Many older style vaulted ceilings were constructed by first installing exposed wood beams, then placing wood decking on top of the beams and the roofing material on top of the decking.
  Upstairs is the huge master bedroom with a pitched-pine floor and vaulted ceilings.
  Inside, the ceiling is vaulted to give the guest quarters volume without adding height.
  A study with a high vaulted ceiling, a skylight and windows looking onto the atrium leads to two bedrooms at the back of the house.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French voute, based on Latin volvere 'to roll'.

revolve from Late Middle English:
The Latin verb volvere had the sense ‘to turn round, roll, tumble’; add re- in front and you get meaning such as ‘turn back, turn round’. This is the basic idea behind revolve and its offshoots: revolution (Late Middle English) which only came to mean the overthrow of a government in 1600, and which developed the form rev for the turning over of a motor in the early 20th century; and revolt (mid 16th century) initially used politically, and developing the sense ‘to make someone turn away in disgust’ in the mid 18th century. The sense ‘roll, tumble’ of volvere developed into vault, both for the sense ‘leap’ (mid 16th century) which came via Old French volter ‘to turn (a horse), gambol’, and for the arch that springs up to form a roof (Middle English). The turning sense is found in voluble (Middle English) initially used to mean ‘turning’, but was used for words rolling out of the mouth by the late 16th century, and in volume (Late Middle English) originally a rolled scroll rather than a book, but with the sense ‘quantity’ coming from an obsolete meaning ‘size or extent (of a book)’ by the early 16th century. Convoluted (late 18th century) comes from convolvere ‘rolled together, intertwined’ (the plant convolvulus, from the same root, that climbs by turning its stem around a support already existed as a word in Latin, where it could also mean a caterpillar that rolls itself up in a leaf); while devolve (Late Middle English) comes from its opposite devolvere ‘to unroll, roll down’; and involve (Late Middle English) from involvere ‘to roll in’.

Rhymes

assault, Balt, exalt, fault, halt, malt, salt, smalt

vault²

verb vɔːltvɔlt

[no object]

1Leap or spring while supporting or propelling oneself with one or both hands or with the help of a pole.
he vaulted over the gate
Example sentencesExamples
- Taking a deep breath, he vaulted down the metal stairs.
- Ticket barriers at stations slow down passenger flow, but the determined non-payer can still vault over them, or sneak through behind a legitimate ticketholder.
- Les vaulted over the fence, throwing his backpack over ahead of him.
- Croft raced to his horse, vaulted into the saddle, and was alongside her in an instant.
- I vaulted onto the horse's back and grabbed the reins.
- Cade vaulted over the rail to retrieve the ball.
- I leapt from the building and vaulted over the wall that had previously blocked my way, barely skimming my knee on the top as I went.
- The driver vaulted over the road divider and came and shook Anand's hand.
- Outside, he vaulted easily onto his horse and dug his heels in.
- With the Senators seemingly moments away from a victory in their final game, hordes of fans began vaulting over the retaining walls and proceeded to swarm the playing field.
Synonyms
jump, jump over, leap, leap over, skip, skip over, leapfrog, leapfrog over, spring over, bound over, sail over, hurdle, clear, pole-vault
1. 1.1with object Jump over (an obstacle) by vaulting.
  Ryker vaulted the barrier
  Example sentencesExamples
  The man seen vaulting the ticket barrier was probably a policeman.
  Parking my motorcycle and tossing my helmet carelessly on the back seat, I easily vaulted the fence, as I had done so many times before.
  Police believe Lill, 33, who has not been seen since he vaulted the dock at York Crown Court and escaped earlier this year, may have fled overseas.
  I picked up speed, making for the trees, vaulting a fence, catching my foot and falling flat on my face with a jolt that knocked the wind out of me.
  The fiery Frenchman hit the headlines when he was filmed vaulting a barrier and delivering a kung fu-style kick to a Crystal Palace supporter who was taking delight in his sending-off for a foul.
  But the man fled, vaulting a ticket barrier and sprinting for the platform.
  Officers followed Weldrick's Alfa Romeo car to the middle of the Humber Bridge where it stopped and the driver was seen vaulting the safety railings before jumping off the bridge.
  He vaulted barriers and headed down towards the platforms.
  Yesterday he found himself grappling with a 20-year-old robber who vaulted the dock.
  The eight remaining challengers vaulted the wall, sprinting across an open field of grazed grass, spreading out as they got further from the road.
  He vaulted the fence that separated him from his backyard and landed catlike on the ground.
  His progress was briefly thwarted by the locked gate, but he managed to vault the boundary wall without breaking a sweat and disappeared down the road at superhuman speed.
  The 19-year-old vaulted the counter at Coral's in Marlowe Avenue on February 12 and hit a female member of staff before snatching handfuls of cash from the till.
  One man vaulted the security screen and threatened female members of staff while his accomplices made around six customers lie on the floor.
  Neither car would make it to the end of a race marred by the death of several spectators when Rolf Stommell's car vaulted a security fence after a rear wing failure.
  A man vaulted a court dock and fled into a town centre after hearing he would be spending Christmas behind bars.
  He had tried to rob the off-licence on Swinley Lane, Wigan, waving the sword at the woman assistant before vaulting the counter, only to find he couldn't open the till.
  The acquittal came five years after a three-man gang burst into Barclays bank in Westhoughton wielding shotguns and vaulted a security screen.
  Synonyms
  jump, jump over, leap, leap over, skip, skip over, leapfrog, leapfrog over, spring over, bound over, sail over, hurdle, clear, pole-vault

noun vɔːltvɔlt

An act of vaulting.
the barman, with a practised vault of the bar, was again serving wine
Example sentencesExamples
- Attempting a vault, her right foot missed the springboard and she crashed head first at full speed into the horse.
- A broad smile broke out on Deferr's face the moment his closest rival, Romania's Marian Dragulescu stumbled on landing after his second vault to finish third.
- Hatch didn't get her usual height or distance on her vault, and she also took a step after her landing.
- I had to wait for nearly two hours in that heat to take my first vault and that drained some of my energy.
- The French gymnasts attempted several difficult vaults.
Synonyms
jump, leap, spring, bound, skip, hurdle, clearance, leapfrog, pole vault

Derivatives

vaulter

noun ˈvɔːltəˈvɔltər

Five years later, she's one of the top vaulters in the country.
Example sentencesExamples
- She is a very strong tumbler and vaulter, but only 38 kilos.
- He has spoken to me and he says I can jump much higher, that technically I am the best vaulter in the world.
- Defending champion Tim Lobinger of Germany was one of the vaulters who went through to Sunday's final with 5.70m.
- Briain's top vaulter was widely expected to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in Manchester.

Origin

Mid 16th century: from Old French volter 'to turn (a horse), gambol', based on Latin volvere 'to roll'.

vault¹

nounvôltvɔlt

1A roof in the form of an arch or a series of arches, typical of churches and other large, formal buildings.
Example sentencesExamples
- The stair is elegantly made, a light filigree of steel rod and plates that contrasts with the heavy concrete solidity of the vault.
- Inside the exhibit halls, the arched roof trusses are exposed to emphasize the great expansive vault of the structure.
- The formerly dark space is now transformed by a series of flowing vaults terminating in a new, open family room.
- The cathedral is known for its influence on High Gothic, its flying buttresses, ribbed vaults, and multiple towers; for glass and carvings that pray and teach down the centuries.
- The architectural part of the complex was reborn as a post-Victorian mélange, in which Moorish arches soar above Gothic vaults.
- The system uses the timeless forms of arches, domes, and vaults to create single and double-curvature shell structures that are both strong and beautiful.
- We learned how Romans built their bridges, how medieval masons built their vaults, how lime and mortar were used in English buildings, and so on.
- There is a noticeable acoustic difference between a church with a wooden roof and a similar building with a stone vault, as many choristers will testify.
- When he arrived, though, he discovered that Tunisians already knew how to put buildings together, using stone and brick to make fabulous vaults.
- I gazed down upon the old quarter, a collage of dun roofs, domes and vaults, pencil and square minarets.
- Reflected daylight enters through clerestories, bounces up into the shimmering vaults and is then diffused down onto the exhibits.
- There are even pictures of soaring ribbed piers and vaults in Gothic cathedrals, reminding us that of course the origins of the Gothic style must have derived from bamboo and willow construction.
- Gothic architecture has a particular look: the pointed or ogival arch, ribbed vaults, rose windows, towers, and tremendous height in the nave, supported by flying buttresses.
- The present place was a Victorian arched vault of steel, copper and glass - a massive hall.
- The vault in the upper basilica partially collapsed bringing two diagonally opposite quadrants in the east end and nave of the main vault crashing 22 metres to the floor, where they broke into thousands of pieces.
- The invention of arches and vaults, made of brick-faced concrete, allowed Roman architects much greater spans - and more visual variety.
- The vault of the naves was completed in 1378 and that over the aisles two years later.
- To stiffen the shallow vault, curved steel girders brace the two sides.
- I also climbed into the roof structures of the station and stood above the vaults to gain a high vantage point.
- In the pre-industrial age, the structural form that was used for the widest spans was the masonry vault or dome.
Synonyms
arched roof, arched ceiling, dome, arch
1. 1.1literary A thing resembling an arched roof, especially the sky.
  the vault of heaven
  Example sentencesExamples
  And that cathedral is high - reaching right to the vault of the sky.
  He looked up at the vault of the sky, visible through a thick haze.
  There was not a cloud in the entire vault of the sky!
  The blue vault of the sky was of a hue that made it appear almost solid, the airy clouds across the horizon cloaking mountain peaks in mist.
  Outside, there were a few unimpressive clouds seeming lost in the vault of the sky.
2. 1.2Anatomy The arched roof of a cavity, especially that of the skull.
  the cranial vault
  Example sentencesExamples
  Physicians rely on digital examination to diagnose and assess prolapse of the vaginal vault.
  The bones of the cranium are divided into the skull base and the calvarial vault.
  At surgery, there was a significant deformity of the cranial vault at the level of the occiput and first and second cervical vertebrae.
  The skull appeared diffusely thickened on radiographs and CT scans throughout the entire cranial vault.
  Scans of his brain showed no nerve compression but did confirm thickening of the skull vault.
2A large room or chamber used for storage, especially an underground one.
Example sentencesExamples
- The diary sent to the storage vaults of the museum, hidden from the outside world, all but forgotten.
- The storage of wines and spirits in vaults under railway stations was a clever use of space by Victorian architects and engineers.
- Today a new building with a fireproof vault has been constructed on upper St Vincent Street, Port-of-Spain.
- Soon, the 4,000 films in the archive's collection will be moved from storage into special vaults, humidity-controlled and cooled to a constant 10°C to preserve the precious footage.
- Construction work will get under way in the New Year, and will include the expansion of the museum's library and the storage archive vaults which will be opened to the public regularly.
- From obvious repair tunnels for the subway line, they went down, the tunnels becoming darker and danker, descending a spiral of metal stairs that led to low vaults of brickwork or wet stone.
- Golding was said to have arranged for the document to be held in the British Library's vaults until 30 years after Blunt's death.
- There is a theory that the wine cellar could have been a Bulgarian invention, because monks in the country were said to have been the first people to store wine in cool vaults deep underground.
- On that occasion the ballot boxes had been locked in a huge official steel and concrete vault.
- Inman had insisted that his wife deposit the diaries in a vault, for he was terrified of losing them should fire break out in the apartment.
- Millions of pounds worth of paintings are left unseen in the art gallery vaults because there is not enough display space.
- In consequence, the basement (below the level of the road) with its handsome brick vaults and windows on to the garden, was blocked off.
- The above ground extra story housed the kitchen and a stone and brick storage vault.
- In recent years the British Museum the V&A and the Dulwich Picture Gallery have all reported losses from open displays or storage vaults.
- In the middle of the building was a weapons storage vault.
- Spiralling stairs and a glass lift transport technicians to subterranean depths and storage vaults.
- The entire opera takes place in some kind of subterranean vault, or perhaps a subway station.
- The warehouse has been specifically designed for storage of records and media products, with a media vault geared to holding tapes, CDs and DVD's.
- A thorough review of storage requirements can uncover desires for wine cellars or walk-in fireproof vaults.
Synonyms
cellar, basement, underground chamber, crypt, undercroft, catacomb, cavern
1. 2.1 A secure room in a bank in which valuables are stored.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The 35-year-old interior decorator said the burglars had found a jewellery box in his bedroom which he had forgotten to put back in a bank vault.
  Most of the newly printed money ended up offshore, in the vaults of central banks around the world that needed it for trade and energy.
  The star of the 4-2 Wembley win over West Germany had kept the medal in a bank vault but the Hammers want the commemorative piece to form one of the main attractions in the club museum.
  Early on Tuesday morning, employees of the South Park branch of Biochim Bank found that thieves had broken into the vault of the bank and robbed more than 40 deposit boxes.
  The bullion was never returned and officials believe it is now stored in the vaults of the Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi.
  The mayoral pieces are all kept in a vault in the bank because of their value, but the furniture and paintings are on display in the town hall.
  For almost 80 years it has remained hidden from the public's view, wrapped in newspaper in a bank vault at a secret location in Yorkshire.
  Though the bank was looted, the vault miraculously remained secure.
  The silver and gold bullion is stored in underground treasury vaults at Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.
  Robbers stole £22m from Northern Bank's city centre vaults on December 20.
  Some ‘investments’, such as gem stones, are often said to be stored in Swiss bank vaults, so you can never see them.
  Ray's collection could be worth £1m at auction and is so valuable most of it is locked away in a bank vault.
  The owner of the fossil kept it locked away in a bank vault so no one has ever been able to verify it - until now.
  There have been instances where famous paintings have been stolen, held in bank vaults for 20 years and then simply handed back.
  Both men carried holdalls and forced the staff members into the vault of the bank, where they stole a large quantity of cash and other items.
  Guerrillas blasted open the vaults of the British Bank of the Middle East in Bab Idriss and cleared out safe deposit boxes full of cash, gold, stock certificates and jewellery.
  The film was one of the best-loved screen hits of the 60s, as a gang swipes a stash of gold bullion from a bank vault in Turin.
  One of the most famous international heists involved the Sewer Rats, a team of seven underworld criminals led by Albert Spaggiari who targeted a bank vault in Nice, France.
  Underground vaults were cleared in two-and-a-half hours, after the families of two kidnapped managers were held hostage.
  Eventually, they broke into the main vault of the bank with the hope of finding lots of money, jewellery or perhaps gold.
  Synonyms
  strongroom, safe deposit, safety deposit, safe, repository, depository, treasury
2. 2.2 A chamber beneath a church or in a graveyard used for burials.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Much of the church's social outreach takes place in 19 th-century burial vaults that were actually condemned as unfit for the dead in the 1850s.
  Burial caskets were not interfered with in any way and have been moved, under Home Office guidelines, a few yards to the part of vault beyond the church building edge.
  The family vaults are situated below St Mark's Church on Buncer Lane.
  Underneath the chapel lie a series of sealed vaults, the contents of which are the subject of constant speculation.
  Archaeologists believe they have recovered the bones of Mozart's niece from the family vault and will perform DNA tests.
  He was buried in the family vault in the church at Bawdsey, Suffolk.
  By the time his body was laid to rest in the family vault in Paddington Old Churchyard in August 1780, he appears to have been impoverished and did not leave a will.
  By parliamentary dispensation, he was buried in the family vault in Wimborne Minister.
  That stone up there has guarded the entrance to the burial vault at West Kennet Long Barrow for 4000 years.
  However, the royal vault, which is beneath the chapel, cannot be accessed by the public.
  Hutton was buried in the family vault at Charlton in Kent.
  He remained unmarried and is buried in a family vault of St John's Church of England cemetery, Campbelltown.
  In 1979, after rumours that manuscripts were buried in his family vault, his coffin was opened.
  According to author Iain Sinclair, she now lies in the family vault instead.
  Some were dug directly in the earth, others brick-lined to make a family vault.
  Beneath the richly covered buildings lie the sombre underground burial vaults.
  Some of the worst damage caused at the graveyard was to a vault belonging to Peter O'Connor.
  The next day one of the brothers summoned everyone in Croglin Grange to the crypt and opened the vault.
  After his old friend Hobhouse had arranged for the coffin to lie in state for a few days in London, it was interred in the family vault at Hucknall Torkard, near Newstead.
  Three to seven years after burial, the bones of the deceased are exhumed and placed in a family vault or a communal ossuary.

verbvôltvɔlt

[with object]usually as adjective vaulted

1Provide (a building or room) with an arched roof or roofs.
a vaulted arcade
Example sentencesExamples
- Long vaulted corridors run off in all directions, and spiral staircases twist around inside wide stone wells with stained glass windows.
- The structure is composed of radiating supporting walls and vaulted galleries.
- These are vaulted concrete structures, measuring 14.4 x 7.2m, supported by in-situ concrete frames and stiffened by edge beams.
- These small vaulted galleries are low-ceilinged but not claustrophobic because the twin hallways that flank the stair are nearly always in sight.
- St Lawrence's Church, near the river, has a fine twelfth century vaulted chancel.
- The facade of the Gate had three vaulted passages and each of the wings had a wide entrance.
- Missive in hand he strode, excited, through vaulted chambers and stone halls to the private chambers of his court.
- We go to a table smack-bang in the middle of the cavernous, vaulted, chandeliered room, and we wait.
- They are entered off long vaulted corridors running the length of the building on each floor.
- It is made up of a maze of interconnecting vaulted passages, and contains no fewer than 5,480 shops, as well as its own banks, baths, mosques, cafés and a police station.
- The castle is worth a look with its 12 th-century keep, two-storey chapel, Renaissanc e apartments and vaulted kitchen.
- The main public entrance on the east side is signposted by a huge canopy that draws visitors into a long, vaulted undercroft containing an exhibition space, cafe and shop.
Synonyms
arched, curved, rounded, bowed, domed, humped
1. 1.1 Make (a roof) in the form of a vault.
  there was a high ceiling, vaulted with cut slate
  Example sentencesExamples
  The chamber was large, with high vaulted ceilings, and barely any light.
  Those vaulted ceilings sure look nice, but watch out for the heating bill!
  The bedrooms are all doubles with maple flooring, while two also have vaulted timber ceilings and built-in wardrobes.
  The adjoining breakfast area has a pine clad vaulted ceiling and two skylights.
  Inside, the ceiling is vaulted to give the guest quarters volume without adding height.
  Next door is the dining room/sunroom, which is a relatively new addition and has a vaulted wooden ceiling.
  Some of his designs had vaulted roofs and white-painted stucco - forms and materials that could be used to build quickly and inexpensively.
  Unusual features in this room are the vaulted, Georgian beamed and stencilled ceiling and a rather ornate tiled fireplace.
  It is a hall with a high vaulted ceiling which has a number of sky lights.
  Robin walked into the circular living room, was astounded by the breathtaking columns, marbled floors, crown moldings, and vaulted ceiling.
  Upstairs is the huge master bedroom with a pitched-pine floor and vaulted ceilings.
  Through double doors, the bedroom leads to a ceramic-tiled conservatory with a high vaulted ceiling.
  The ceilings of Norman churches and cathedrals were vaulted.
  Rustic hand-crafted wood dominates the interior, while vaulted ceilings and stone fireplaces lend a timeless appeal.
  Fireplaces, vaulted ceilings, and plush, comfy couches furnish the buildings at both sites.
  Huge walk-in fireplaces, vaulted ceilings, antique stained glass windows and ornate carvings were but a few of the features that gave this place so much character.
  He said the Great Hall was a major feature, with its high vaulted ceiling, stone floor and minstrels' gallery - and the views were breathtaking.
  Many older style vaulted ceilings were constructed by first installing exposed wood beams, then placing wood decking on top of the beams and the roofing material on top of the decking.
  The properties at the top of the main building will have original stonework and vaulted ceilings exposing original beams.
  A study with a high vaulted ceiling, a skylight and windows looking onto the atrium leads to two bedrooms at the back of the house.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French voute, based on Latin volvere ‘to roll’.

vault²

verbvɔltvôlt

[no object]

1Leap or spring while supporting or propelling oneself with one or both hands or with the help of a pole.
he vaulted over the gate
Example sentencesExamples
- Les vaulted over the fence, throwing his backpack over ahead of him.
- With the Senators seemingly moments away from a victory in their final game, hordes of fans began vaulting over the retaining walls and proceeded to swarm the playing field.
- Ticket barriers at stations slow down passenger flow, but the determined non-payer can still vault over them, or sneak through behind a legitimate ticketholder.
- Cade vaulted over the rail to retrieve the ball.
- Taking a deep breath, he vaulted down the metal stairs.
- I leapt from the building and vaulted over the wall that had previously blocked my way, barely skimming my knee on the top as I went.
- Outside, he vaulted easily onto his horse and dug his heels in.
- The driver vaulted over the road divider and came and shook Anand's hand.
- I vaulted onto the horse's back and grabbed the reins.
- Croft raced to his horse, vaulted into the saddle, and was alongside her in an instant.
Synonyms
jump, jump over, leap, leap over, skip, skip over, leapfrog, leapfrog over, spring over, bound over, sail over, hurdle, clear, pole-vault
1. 1.1with object Jump over (an obstacle) while propelling oneself with one's hands or a pole.
  Ryker vaulted the barrier
  Example sentencesExamples
  The 19-year-old vaulted the counter at Coral's in Marlowe Avenue on February 12 and hit a female member of staff before snatching handfuls of cash from the till.
  He vaulted the fence that separated him from his backyard and landed catlike on the ground.
  The man seen vaulting the ticket barrier was probably a policeman.
  Neither car would make it to the end of a race marred by the death of several spectators when Rolf Stommell's car vaulted a security fence after a rear wing failure.
  He vaulted barriers and headed down towards the platforms.
  Officers followed Weldrick's Alfa Romeo car to the middle of the Humber Bridge where it stopped and the driver was seen vaulting the safety railings before jumping off the bridge.
  His progress was briefly thwarted by the locked gate, but he managed to vault the boundary wall without breaking a sweat and disappeared down the road at superhuman speed.
  Yesterday he found himself grappling with a 20-year-old robber who vaulted the dock.
  The eight remaining challengers vaulted the wall, sprinting across an open field of grazed grass, spreading out as they got further from the road.
  Police believe Lill, 33, who has not been seen since he vaulted the dock at York Crown Court and escaped earlier this year, may have fled overseas.
  A man vaulted a court dock and fled into a town centre after hearing he would be spending Christmas behind bars.
  Parking my motorcycle and tossing my helmet carelessly on the back seat, I easily vaulted the fence, as I had done so many times before.
  But the man fled, vaulting a ticket barrier and sprinting for the platform.
  One man vaulted the security screen and threatened female members of staff while his accomplices made around six customers lie on the floor.
  The acquittal came five years after a three-man gang burst into Barclays bank in Westhoughton wielding shotguns and vaulted a security screen.
  The fiery Frenchman hit the headlines when he was filmed vaulting a barrier and delivering a kung fu-style kick to a Crystal Palace supporter who was taking delight in his sending-off for a foul.
  I picked up speed, making for the trees, vaulting a fence, catching my foot and falling flat on my face with a jolt that knocked the wind out of me.
  He had tried to rob the off-licence on Swinley Lane, Wigan, waving the sword at the woman assistant before vaulting the counter, only to find he couldn't open the till.
  Synonyms
  jump, jump over, leap, leap over, skip, skip over, leapfrog, leapfrog over, spring over, bound over, sail over, hurdle, clear, pole-vault

nounvɔltvôlt

An act of vaulting.
Example sentencesExamples
- The French gymnasts attempted several difficult vaults.
- Attempting a vault, her right foot missed the springboard and she crashed head first at full speed into the horse.
- A broad smile broke out on Deferr's face the moment his closest rival, Romania's Marian Dragulescu stumbled on landing after his second vault to finish third.
- I had to wait for nearly two hours in that heat to take my first vault and that drained some of my energy.
- Hatch didn't get her usual height or distance on her vault, and she also took a step after her landing.
Synonyms
jump, leap, spring, bound, skip, hurdle, clearance, leapfrog, pole vault

Origin

Mid 16th century: from Old French volter ‘to turn (a horse), gambol’, based on Latin volvere ‘to roll’.

单词	vault
释义	vault¹ noun vɔːltvɔlt 1A roof in the form of an arch or a series of arches, typical of churches and other large, formal buildings. a Gothic ribbed vault Example sentencesExamples I gazed down upon the old quarter, a collage of dun roofs, domes and vaults, pencil and square minarets. I also climbed into the roof structures of the station and stood above the vaults to gain a high vantage point. The system uses the timeless forms of arches, domes, and vaults to create single and double-curvature shell structures that are both strong and beautiful. Inside the exhibit halls, the arched roof trusses are exposed to emphasize the great expansive vault of the structure. When he arrived, though, he discovered that Tunisians already knew how to put buildings together, using stone and brick to make fabulous vaults. In the pre-industrial age, the structural form that was used for the widest spans was the masonry vault or dome. The formerly dark space is now transformed by a series of flowing vaults terminating in a new, open family room. The vault in the upper basilica partially collapsed bringing two diagonally opposite quadrants in the east end and nave of the main vault crashing 22 metres to the floor, where they broke into thousands of pieces. Gothic architecture has a particular look: the pointed or ogival arch, ribbed vaults, rose windows, towers, and tremendous height in the nave, supported by flying buttresses. To stiffen the shallow vault, curved steel girders brace the two sides. The architectural part of the complex was reborn as a post-Victorian mélange, in which Moorish arches soar above Gothic vaults. The vault of the naves was completed in 1378 and that over the aisles two years later. We learned how Romans built their bridges, how medieval masons built their vaults, how lime and mortar were used in English buildings, and so on. Reflected daylight enters through clerestories, bounces up into the shimmering vaults and is then diffused down onto the exhibits. There is a noticeable acoustic difference between a church with a wooden roof and a similar building with a stone vault, as many choristers will testify. The invention of arches and vaults, made of brick-faced concrete, allowed Roman architects much greater spans - and more visual variety. The cathedral is known for its influence on High Gothic, its flying buttresses, ribbed vaults, and multiple towers; for glass and carvings that pray and teach down the centuries. The stair is elegantly made, a light filigree of steel rod and plates that contrasts with the heavy concrete solidity of the vault. There are even pictures of soaring ribbed piers and vaults in Gothic cathedrals, reminding us that of course the origins of the Gothic style must have derived from bamboo and willow construction. The present place was a Victorian arched vault of steel, copper and glass - a massive hall. Synonyms arched roof, arched ceiling, dome, arch 1.1literary A thing resembling an arched roof, especially the sky. the vault of heaven Example sentencesExamples And that cathedral is high - reaching right to the vault of the sky. There was not a cloud in the entire vault of the sky! Outside, there were a few unimpressive clouds seeming lost in the vault of the sky. The blue vault of the sky was of a hue that made it appear almost solid, the airy clouds across the horizon cloaking mountain peaks in mist. He looked up at the vault of the sky, visible through a thick haze. 1.2Anatomy The arched roof of a cavity, especially that of the skull. the cranial vault Example sentencesExamples At surgery, there was a significant deformity of the cranial vault at the level of the occiput and first and second cervical vertebrae. The skull appeared diffusely thickened on radiographs and CT scans throughout the entire cranial vault. Physicians rely on digital examination to diagnose and assess prolapse of the vaginal vault. The bones of the cranium are divided into the skull base and the calvarial vault. Scans of his brain showed no nerve compression but did confirm thickening of the skull vault. 2A large room or chamber used for storage, especially an underground one. a wine vault Example sentencesExamples There is a theory that the wine cellar could have been a Bulgarian invention, because monks in the country were said to have been the first people to store wine in cool vaults deep underground. Golding was said to have arranged for the document to be held in the British Library's vaults until 30 years after Blunt's death. From obvious repair tunnels for the subway line, they went down, the tunnels becoming darker and danker, descending a spiral of metal stairs that led to low vaults of brickwork or wet stone. The storage of wines and spirits in vaults under railway stations was a clever use of space by Victorian architects and engineers. Soon, the 4,000 films in the archive's collection will be moved from storage into special vaults, humidity-controlled and cooled to a constant 10°C to preserve the precious footage. The entire opera takes place in some kind of subterranean vault, or perhaps a subway station. In the middle of the building was a weapons storage vault. Inman had insisted that his wife deposit the diaries in a vault, for he was terrified of losing them should fire break out in the apartment. A thorough review of storage requirements can uncover desires for wine cellars or walk-in fireproof vaults. On that occasion the ballot boxes had been locked in a huge official steel and concrete vault. The above ground extra story housed the kitchen and a stone and brick storage vault. Spiralling stairs and a glass lift transport technicians to subterranean depths and storage vaults. Construction work will get under way in the New Year, and will include the expansion of the museum's library and the storage archive vaults which will be opened to the public regularly. Millions of pounds worth of paintings are left unseen in the art gallery vaults because there is not enough display space. In recent years the British Museum the V&A and the Dulwich Picture Gallery have all reported losses from open displays or storage vaults. The diary sent to the storage vaults of the museum, hidden from the outside world, all but forgotten. The warehouse has been specifically designed for storage of records and media products, with a media vault geared to holding tapes, CDs and DVD's. In consequence, the basement (below the level of the road) with its handsome brick vaults and windows on to the garden, was blocked off. Today a new building with a fireproof vault has been constructed on upper St Vincent Street, Port-of-Spain. Synonyms cellar, basement, underground chamber, crypt, undercroft, catacomb, cavern burial chamber, tomb, sepulchre 2.1 A secure room in a bank in which valuables are stored. the masterpieces were deposited in the vaults of Swiss banks Example sentencesExamples The owner of the fossil kept it locked away in a bank vault so no one has ever been able to verify it - until now. Some ‘investments’, such as gem stones, are often said to be stored in Swiss bank vaults, so you can never see them. Ray's collection could be worth £1m at auction and is so valuable most of it is locked away in a bank vault. The star of the 4-2 Wembley win over West Germany had kept the medal in a bank vault but the Hammers want the commemorative piece to form one of the main attractions in the club museum. The 35-year-old interior decorator said the burglars had found a jewellery box in his bedroom which he had forgotten to put back in a bank vault. One of the most famous international heists involved the Sewer Rats, a team of seven underworld criminals led by Albert Spaggiari who targeted a bank vault in Nice, France. There have been instances where famous paintings have been stolen, held in bank vaults for 20 years and then simply handed back. Robbers stole £22m from Northern Bank's city centre vaults on December 20. The film was one of the best-loved screen hits of the 60s, as a gang swipes a stash of gold bullion from a bank vault in Turin. Both men carried holdalls and forced the staff members into the vault of the bank, where they stole a large quantity of cash and other items. Though the bank was looted, the vault miraculously remained secure. The bullion was never returned and officials believe it is now stored in the vaults of the Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi. For almost 80 years it has remained hidden from the public's view, wrapped in newspaper in a bank vault at a secret location in Yorkshire. Underground vaults were cleared in two-and-a-half hours, after the families of two kidnapped managers were held hostage. Most of the newly printed money ended up offshore, in the vaults of central banks around the world that needed it for trade and energy. Early on Tuesday morning, employees of the South Park branch of Biochim Bank found that thieves had broken into the vault of the bank and robbed more than 40 deposit boxes. Eventually, they broke into the main vault of the bank with the hope of finding lots of money, jewellery or perhaps gold. The mayoral pieces are all kept in a vault in the bank because of their value, but the furniture and paintings are on display in the town hall. The silver and gold bullion is stored in underground treasury vaults at Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. Guerrillas blasted open the vaults of the British Bank of the Middle East in Bab Idriss and cleared out safe deposit boxes full of cash, gold, stock certificates and jewellery. Synonyms strongroom, safe deposit, safety deposit, safe, repository, depository, treasury 2.2 A chamber beneath a church or in a graveyard used for burials. a family vault Example sentencesExamples After his old friend Hobhouse had arranged for the coffin to lie in state for a few days in London, it was interred in the family vault at Hucknall Torkard, near Newstead. He was buried in the family vault in the church at Bawdsey, Suffolk. Much of the church's social outreach takes place in 19 th-century burial vaults that were actually condemned as unfit for the dead in the 1850s. Underneath the chapel lie a series of sealed vaults, the contents of which are the subject of constant speculation. That stone up there has guarded the entrance to the burial vault at West Kennet Long Barrow for 4000 years. By the time his body was laid to rest in the family vault in Paddington Old Churchyard in August 1780, he appears to have been impoverished and did not leave a will. The family vaults are situated below St Mark's Church on Buncer Lane. Burial caskets were not interfered with in any way and have been moved, under Home Office guidelines, a few yards to the part of vault beyond the church building edge. Beneath the richly covered buildings lie the sombre underground burial vaults. By parliamentary dispensation, he was buried in the family vault in Wimborne Minister. The next day one of the brothers summoned everyone in Croglin Grange to the crypt and opened the vault. Some were dug directly in the earth, others brick-lined to make a family vault. Archaeologists believe they have recovered the bones of Mozart's niece from the family vault and will perform DNA tests. Some of the worst damage caused at the graveyard was to a vault belonging to Peter O'Connor. He remained unmarried and is buried in a family vault of St John's Church of England cemetery, Campbelltown. According to author Iain Sinclair, she now lies in the family vault instead. However, the royal vault, which is beneath the chapel, cannot be accessed by the public. In 1979, after rumours that manuscripts were buried in his family vault, his coffin was opened. Three to seven years after burial, the bones of the deceased are exhumed and placed in a family vault or a communal ossuary. Hutton was buried in the family vault at Charlton in Kent. verb vɔːltvɔlt [with object]usually as adjective vaulted 1Provide (a building or room) with an arched roof or roofs. a vaulted arcade Example sentencesExamples The facade of the Gate had three vaulted passages and each of the wings had a wide entrance. The structure is composed of radiating supporting walls and vaulted galleries. These small vaulted galleries are low-ceilinged but not claustrophobic because the twin hallways that flank the stair are nearly always in sight. We go to a table smack-bang in the middle of the cavernous, vaulted, chandeliered room, and we wait. Missive in hand he strode, excited, through vaulted chambers and stone halls to the private chambers of his court. These are vaulted concrete structures, measuring 14.4 x 7.2m, supported by in-situ concrete frames and stiffened by edge beams. It is made up of a maze of interconnecting vaulted passages, and contains no fewer than 5,480 shops, as well as its own banks, baths, mosques, cafés and a police station. They are entered off long vaulted corridors running the length of the building on each floor. Long vaulted corridors run off in all directions, and spiral staircases twist around inside wide stone wells with stained glass windows. The main public entrance on the east side is signposted by a huge canopy that draws visitors into a long, vaulted undercroft containing an exhibition space, cafe and shop. The castle is worth a look with its 12 th-century keep, two-storey chapel, Renaissanc e apartments and vaulted kitchen. St Lawrence's Church, near the river, has a fine twelfth century vaulted chancel. Synonyms arched, curved, rounded, bowed, domed, humped literary embowed 1.1 Construct (a roof) in the form of a vault. an unusual brick vaulted ceiling Example sentencesExamples Next door is the dining room/sunroom, which is a relatively new addition and has a vaulted wooden ceiling. He said the Great Hall was a major feature, with its high vaulted ceiling, stone floor and minstrels' gallery - and the views were breathtaking. Unusual features in this room are the vaulted, Georgian beamed and stencilled ceiling and a rather ornate tiled fireplace. The bedrooms are all doubles with maple flooring, while two also have vaulted timber ceilings and built-in wardrobes. Fireplaces, vaulted ceilings, and plush, comfy couches furnish the buildings at both sites. Those vaulted ceilings sure look nice, but watch out for the heating bill! Some of his designs had vaulted roofs and white-painted stucco - forms and materials that could be used to build quickly and inexpensively. The adjoining breakfast area has a pine clad vaulted ceiling and two skylights. The ceilings of Norman churches and cathedrals were vaulted. Robin walked into the circular living room, was astounded by the breathtaking columns, marbled floors, crown moldings, and vaulted ceiling. The chamber was large, with high vaulted ceilings, and barely any light. Through double doors, the bedroom leads to a ceramic-tiled conservatory with a high vaulted ceiling. It is a hall with a high vaulted ceiling which has a number of sky lights. Huge walk-in fireplaces, vaulted ceilings, antique stained glass windows and ornate carvings were but a few of the features that gave this place so much character. The properties at the top of the main building will have original stonework and vaulted ceilings exposing original beams. Rustic hand-crafted wood dominates the interior, while vaulted ceilings and stone fireplaces lend a timeless appeal. Many older style vaulted ceilings were constructed by first installing exposed wood beams, then placing wood decking on top of the beams and the roofing material on top of the decking. Upstairs is the huge master bedroom with a pitched-pine floor and vaulted ceilings. Inside, the ceiling is vaulted to give the guest quarters volume without adding height. A study with a high vaulted ceiling, a skylight and windows looking onto the atrium leads to two bedrooms at the back of the house. Origin Middle English: from Old French voute, based on Latin volvere 'to roll'. revolve from Late Middle English: The Latin verb volvere had the sense ‘to turn round, roll, tumble’; add re- in front and you get meaning such as ‘turn back, turn round’. This is the basic idea behind revolve and its offshoots: revolution (Late Middle English) which only came to mean the overthrow of a government in 1600, and which developed the form rev for the turning over of a motor in the early 20th century; and revolt (mid 16th century) initially used politically, and developing the sense ‘to make someone turn away in disgust’ in the mid 18th century. The sense ‘roll, tumble’ of volvere developed into vault, both for the sense ‘leap’ (mid 16th century) which came via Old French volter ‘to turn (a horse), gambol’, and for the arch that springs up to form a roof (Middle English). The turning sense is found in voluble (Middle English) initially used to mean ‘turning’, but was used for words rolling out of the mouth by the late 16th century, and in volume (Late Middle English) originally a rolled scroll rather than a book, but with the sense ‘quantity’ coming from an obsolete meaning ‘size or extent (of a book)’ by the early 16th century. Convoluted (late 18th century) comes from convolvere ‘rolled together, intertwined’ (the plant convolvulus, from the same root, that climbs by turning its stem around a support already existed as a word in Latin, where it could also mean a caterpillar that rolls itself up in a leaf); while devolve (Late Middle English) comes from its opposite devolvere ‘to unroll, roll down’; and involve (Late Middle English) from involvere ‘to roll in’. Rhymes assault, Balt, exalt, fault, halt, malt, salt, smalt vault² verb vɔːltvɔlt [no object] 1Leap or spring while supporting or propelling oneself with one or both hands or with the help of a pole. he vaulted over the gate Example sentencesExamples Taking a deep breath, he vaulted down the metal stairs. Ticket barriers at stations slow down passenger flow, but the determined non-payer can still vault over them, or sneak through behind a legitimate ticketholder. Les vaulted over the fence, throwing his backpack over ahead of him. Croft raced to his horse, vaulted into the saddle, and was alongside her in an instant. I vaulted onto the horse's back and grabbed the reins. Cade vaulted over the rail to retrieve the ball. I leapt from the building and vaulted over the wall that had previously blocked my way, barely skimming my knee on the top as I went. The driver vaulted over the road divider and came and shook Anand's hand. Outside, he vaulted easily onto his horse and dug his heels in. With the Senators seemingly moments away from a victory in their final game, hordes of fans began vaulting over the retaining walls and proceeded to swarm the playing field. Synonyms jump, jump over, leap, leap over, skip, skip over, leapfrog, leapfrog over, spring over, bound over, sail over, hurdle, clear, pole-vault 1.1with object Jump over (an obstacle) by vaulting. Ryker vaulted the barrier Example sentencesExamples The man seen vaulting the ticket barrier was probably a policeman. Parking my motorcycle and tossing my helmet carelessly on the back seat, I easily vaulted the fence, as I had done so many times before. Police believe Lill, 33, who has not been seen since he vaulted the dock at York Crown Court and escaped earlier this year, may have fled overseas. I picked up speed, making for the trees, vaulting a fence, catching my foot and falling flat on my face with a jolt that knocked the wind out of me. The fiery Frenchman hit the headlines when he was filmed vaulting a barrier and delivering a kung fu-style kick to a Crystal Palace supporter who was taking delight in his sending-off for a foul. But the man fled, vaulting a ticket barrier and sprinting for the platform. Officers followed Weldrick's Alfa Romeo car to the middle of the Humber Bridge where it stopped and the driver was seen vaulting the safety railings before jumping off the bridge. He vaulted barriers and headed down towards the platforms. Yesterday he found himself grappling with a 20-year-old robber who vaulted the dock. The eight remaining challengers vaulted the wall, sprinting across an open field of grazed grass, spreading out as they got further from the road. He vaulted the fence that separated him from his backyard and landed catlike on the ground. His progress was briefly thwarted by the locked gate, but he managed to vault the boundary wall without breaking a sweat and disappeared down the road at superhuman speed. The 19-year-old vaulted the counter at Coral's in Marlowe Avenue on February 12 and hit a female member of staff before snatching handfuls of cash from the till. One man vaulted the security screen and threatened female members of staff while his accomplices made around six customers lie on the floor. Neither car would make it to the end of a race marred by the death of several spectators when Rolf Stommell's car vaulted a security fence after a rear wing failure. A man vaulted a court dock and fled into a town centre after hearing he would be spending Christmas behind bars. He had tried to rob the off-licence on Swinley Lane, Wigan, waving the sword at the woman assistant before vaulting the counter, only to find he couldn't open the till. The acquittal came five years after a three-man gang burst into Barclays bank in Westhoughton wielding shotguns and vaulted a security screen. Synonyms jump, jump over, leap, leap over, skip, skip over, leapfrog, leapfrog over, spring over, bound over, sail over, hurdle, clear, pole-vault noun vɔːltvɔlt An act of vaulting. the barman, with a practised vault of the bar, was again serving wine Example sentencesExamples Attempting a vault, her right foot missed the springboard and she crashed head first at full speed into the horse. A broad smile broke out on Deferr's face the moment his closest rival, Romania's Marian Dragulescu stumbled on landing after his second vault to finish third. Hatch didn't get her usual height or distance on her vault, and she also took a step after her landing. I had to wait for nearly two hours in that heat to take my first vault and that drained some of my energy. The French gymnasts attempted several difficult vaults. Synonyms jump, leap, spring, bound, skip, hurdle, clearance, leapfrog, pole vault Derivatives vaulter noun ˈvɔːltəˈvɔltər Five years later, she's one of the top vaulters in the country. Example sentencesExamples She is a very strong tumbler and vaulter, but only 38 kilos. He has spoken to me and he says I can jump much higher, that technically I am the best vaulter in the world. Defending champion Tim Lobinger of Germany was one of the vaulters who went through to Sunday's final with 5.70m. Briain's top vaulter was widely expected to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in Manchester. Origin Mid 16th century: from Old French volter 'to turn (a horse), gambol', based on Latin volvere 'to roll'. noun.1 verb.1 vault¹ nounvôltvɔlt 1A roof in the form of an arch or a series of arches, typical of churches and other large, formal buildings. Example sentencesExamples The stair is elegantly made, a light filigree of steel rod and plates that contrasts with the heavy concrete solidity of the vault. Inside the exhibit halls, the arched roof trusses are exposed to emphasize the great expansive vault of the structure. The formerly dark space is now transformed by a series of flowing vaults terminating in a new, open family room. The cathedral is known for its influence on High Gothic, its flying buttresses, ribbed vaults, and multiple towers; for glass and carvings that pray and teach down the centuries. The architectural part of the complex was reborn as a post-Victorian mélange, in which Moorish arches soar above Gothic vaults. The system uses the timeless forms of arches, domes, and vaults to create single and double-curvature shell structures that are both strong and beautiful. We learned how Romans built their bridges, how medieval masons built their vaults, how lime and mortar were used in English buildings, and so on. There is a noticeable acoustic difference between a church with a wooden roof and a similar building with a stone vault, as many choristers will testify. When he arrived, though, he discovered that Tunisians already knew how to put buildings together, using stone and brick to make fabulous vaults. I gazed down upon the old quarter, a collage of dun roofs, domes and vaults, pencil and square minarets. Reflected daylight enters through clerestories, bounces up into the shimmering vaults and is then diffused down onto the exhibits. There are even pictures of soaring ribbed piers and vaults in Gothic cathedrals, reminding us that of course the origins of the Gothic style must have derived from bamboo and willow construction. Gothic architecture has a particular look: the pointed or ogival arch, ribbed vaults, rose windows, towers, and tremendous height in the nave, supported by flying buttresses. The present place was a Victorian arched vault of steel, copper and glass - a massive hall. The vault in the upper basilica partially collapsed bringing two diagonally opposite quadrants in the east end and nave of the main vault crashing 22 metres to the floor, where they broke into thousands of pieces. The invention of arches and vaults, made of brick-faced concrete, allowed Roman architects much greater spans - and more visual variety. The vault of the naves was completed in 1378 and that over the aisles two years later. To stiffen the shallow vault, curved steel girders brace the two sides. I also climbed into the roof structures of the station and stood above the vaults to gain a high vantage point. In the pre-industrial age, the structural form that was used for the widest spans was the masonry vault or dome. Synonyms arched roof, arched ceiling, dome, arch 1.1literary A thing resembling an arched roof, especially the sky. the vault of heaven Example sentencesExamples And that cathedral is high - reaching right to the vault of the sky. He looked up at the vault of the sky, visible through a thick haze. There was not a cloud in the entire vault of the sky! The blue vault of the sky was of a hue that made it appear almost solid, the airy clouds across the horizon cloaking mountain peaks in mist. Outside, there were a few unimpressive clouds seeming lost in the vault of the sky. 1.2Anatomy The arched roof of a cavity, especially that of the skull. the cranial vault Example sentencesExamples Physicians rely on digital examination to diagnose and assess prolapse of the vaginal vault. The bones of the cranium are divided into the skull base and the calvarial vault. At surgery, there was a significant deformity of the cranial vault at the level of the occiput and first and second cervical vertebrae. The skull appeared diffusely thickened on radiographs and CT scans throughout the entire cranial vault. Scans of his brain showed no nerve compression but did confirm thickening of the skull vault. 2A large room or chamber used for storage, especially an underground one. Example sentencesExamples The diary sent to the storage vaults of the museum, hidden from the outside world, all but forgotten. The storage of wines and spirits in vaults under railway stations was a clever use of space by Victorian architects and engineers. Today a new building with a fireproof vault has been constructed on upper St Vincent Street, Port-of-Spain. Soon, the 4,000 films in the archive's collection will be moved from storage into special vaults, humidity-controlled and cooled to a constant 10°C to preserve the precious footage. Construction work will get under way in the New Year, and will include the expansion of the museum's library and the storage archive vaults which will be opened to the public regularly. From obvious repair tunnels for the subway line, they went down, the tunnels becoming darker and danker, descending a spiral of metal stairs that led to low vaults of brickwork or wet stone. Golding was said to have arranged for the document to be held in the British Library's vaults until 30 years after Blunt's death. There is a theory that the wine cellar could have been a Bulgarian invention, because monks in the country were said to have been the first people to store wine in cool vaults deep underground. On that occasion the ballot boxes had been locked in a huge official steel and concrete vault. Inman had insisted that his wife deposit the diaries in a vault, for he was terrified of losing them should fire break out in the apartment. Millions of pounds worth of paintings are left unseen in the art gallery vaults because there is not enough display space. In consequence, the basement (below the level of the road) with its handsome brick vaults and windows on to the garden, was blocked off. The above ground extra story housed the kitchen and a stone and brick storage vault. In recent years the British Museum the V&A and the Dulwich Picture Gallery have all reported losses from open displays or storage vaults. In the middle of the building was a weapons storage vault. Spiralling stairs and a glass lift transport technicians to subterranean depths and storage vaults. The entire opera takes place in some kind of subterranean vault, or perhaps a subway station. The warehouse has been specifically designed for storage of records and media products, with a media vault geared to holding tapes, CDs and DVD's. A thorough review of storage requirements can uncover desires for wine cellars or walk-in fireproof vaults. Synonyms cellar, basement, underground chamber, crypt, undercroft, catacomb, cavern 2.1 A secure room in a bank in which valuables are stored. Example sentencesExamples The 35-year-old interior decorator said the burglars had found a jewellery box in his bedroom which he had forgotten to put back in a bank vault. Most of the newly printed money ended up offshore, in the vaults of central banks around the world that needed it for trade and energy. The star of the 4-2 Wembley win over West Germany had kept the medal in a bank vault but the Hammers want the commemorative piece to form one of the main attractions in the club museum. Early on Tuesday morning, employees of the South Park branch of Biochim Bank found that thieves had broken into the vault of the bank and robbed more than 40 deposit boxes. The bullion was never returned and officials believe it is now stored in the vaults of the Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi. The mayoral pieces are all kept in a vault in the bank because of their value, but the furniture and paintings are on display in the town hall. For almost 80 years it has remained hidden from the public's view, wrapped in newspaper in a bank vault at a secret location in Yorkshire. Though the bank was looted, the vault miraculously remained secure. The silver and gold bullion is stored in underground treasury vaults at Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. Robbers stole £22m from Northern Bank's city centre vaults on December 20. Some ‘investments’, such as gem stones, are often said to be stored in Swiss bank vaults, so you can never see them. Ray's collection could be worth £1m at auction and is so valuable most of it is locked away in a bank vault. The owner of the fossil kept it locked away in a bank vault so no one has ever been able to verify it - until now. There have been instances where famous paintings have been stolen, held in bank vaults for 20 years and then simply handed back. Both men carried holdalls and forced the staff members into the vault of the bank, where they stole a large quantity of cash and other items. Guerrillas blasted open the vaults of the British Bank of the Middle East in Bab Idriss and cleared out safe deposit boxes full of cash, gold, stock certificates and jewellery. The film was one of the best-loved screen hits of the 60s, as a gang swipes a stash of gold bullion from a bank vault in Turin. One of the most famous international heists involved the Sewer Rats, a team of seven underworld criminals led by Albert Spaggiari who targeted a bank vault in Nice, France. Underground vaults were cleared in two-and-a-half hours, after the families of two kidnapped managers were held hostage. Eventually, they broke into the main vault of the bank with the hope of finding lots of money, jewellery or perhaps gold. Synonyms strongroom, safe deposit, safety deposit, safe, repository, depository, treasury 2.2 A chamber beneath a church or in a graveyard used for burials. Example sentencesExamples Much of the church's social outreach takes place in 19 th-century burial vaults that were actually condemned as unfit for the dead in the 1850s. Burial caskets were not interfered with in any way and have been moved, under Home Office guidelines, a few yards to the part of vault beyond the church building edge. The family vaults are situated below St Mark's Church on Buncer Lane. Underneath the chapel lie a series of sealed vaults, the contents of which are the subject of constant speculation. Archaeologists believe they have recovered the bones of Mozart's niece from the family vault and will perform DNA tests. He was buried in the family vault in the church at Bawdsey, Suffolk. By the time his body was laid to rest in the family vault in Paddington Old Churchyard in August 1780, he appears to have been impoverished and did not leave a will. By parliamentary dispensation, he was buried in the family vault in Wimborne Minister. That stone up there has guarded the entrance to the burial vault at West Kennet Long Barrow for 4000 years. However, the royal vault, which is beneath the chapel, cannot be accessed by the public. Hutton was buried in the family vault at Charlton in Kent. He remained unmarried and is buried in a family vault of St John's Church of England cemetery, Campbelltown. In 1979, after rumours that manuscripts were buried in his family vault, his coffin was opened. According to author Iain Sinclair, she now lies in the family vault instead. Some were dug directly in the earth, others brick-lined to make a family vault. Beneath the richly covered buildings lie the sombre underground burial vaults. Some of the worst damage caused at the graveyard was to a vault belonging to Peter O'Connor. The next day one of the brothers summoned everyone in Croglin Grange to the crypt and opened the vault. After his old friend Hobhouse had arranged for the coffin to lie in state for a few days in London, it was interred in the family vault at Hucknall Torkard, near Newstead. Three to seven years after burial, the bones of the deceased are exhumed and placed in a family vault or a communal ossuary. verbvôltvɔlt [with object]usually as adjective vaulted 1Provide (a building or room) with an arched roof or roofs. a vaulted arcade Example sentencesExamples Long vaulted corridors run off in all directions, and spiral staircases twist around inside wide stone wells with stained glass windows. The structure is composed of radiating supporting walls and vaulted galleries. These are vaulted concrete structures, measuring 14.4 x 7.2m, supported by in-situ concrete frames and stiffened by edge beams. These small vaulted galleries are low-ceilinged but not claustrophobic because the twin hallways that flank the stair are nearly always in sight. St Lawrence's Church, near the river, has a fine twelfth century vaulted chancel. The facade of the Gate had three vaulted passages and each of the wings had a wide entrance. Missive in hand he strode, excited, through vaulted chambers and stone halls to the private chambers of his court. We go to a table smack-bang in the middle of the cavernous, vaulted, chandeliered room, and we wait. They are entered off long vaulted corridors running the length of the building on each floor. It is made up of a maze of interconnecting vaulted passages, and contains no fewer than 5,480 shops, as well as its own banks, baths, mosques, cafés and a police station. The castle is worth a look with its 12 th-century keep, two-storey chapel, Renaissanc e apartments and vaulted kitchen. The main public entrance on the east side is signposted by a huge canopy that draws visitors into a long, vaulted undercroft containing an exhibition space, cafe and shop. Synonyms arched, curved, rounded, bowed, domed, humped 1.1 Make (a roof) in the form of a vault. there was a high ceiling, vaulted with cut slate Example sentencesExamples The chamber was large, with high vaulted ceilings, and barely any light. Those vaulted ceilings sure look nice, but watch out for the heating bill! The bedrooms are all doubles with maple flooring, while two also have vaulted timber ceilings and built-in wardrobes. The adjoining breakfast area has a pine clad vaulted ceiling and two skylights. Inside, the ceiling is vaulted to give the guest quarters volume without adding height. Next door is the dining room/sunroom, which is a relatively new addition and has a vaulted wooden ceiling. Some of his designs had vaulted roofs and white-painted stucco - forms and materials that could be used to build quickly and inexpensively. Unusual features in this room are the vaulted, Georgian beamed and stencilled ceiling and a rather ornate tiled fireplace. It is a hall with a high vaulted ceiling which has a number of sky lights. Robin walked into the circular living room, was astounded by the breathtaking columns, marbled floors, crown moldings, and vaulted ceiling. Upstairs is the huge master bedroom with a pitched-pine floor and vaulted ceilings. Through double doors, the bedroom leads to a ceramic-tiled conservatory with a high vaulted ceiling. The ceilings of Norman churches and cathedrals were vaulted. Rustic hand-crafted wood dominates the interior, while vaulted ceilings and stone fireplaces lend a timeless appeal. Fireplaces, vaulted ceilings, and plush, comfy couches furnish the buildings at both sites. Huge walk-in fireplaces, vaulted ceilings, antique stained glass windows and ornate carvings were but a few of the features that gave this place so much character. He said the Great Hall was a major feature, with its high vaulted ceiling, stone floor and minstrels' gallery - and the views were breathtaking. Many older style vaulted ceilings were constructed by first installing exposed wood beams, then placing wood decking on top of the beams and the roofing material on top of the decking. The properties at the top of the main building will have original stonework and vaulted ceilings exposing original beams. A study with a high vaulted ceiling, a skylight and windows looking onto the atrium leads to two bedrooms at the back of the house. Origin Middle English: from Old French voute, based on Latin volvere ‘to roll’. vault² verbvɔltvôlt [no object] 1Leap or spring while supporting or propelling oneself with one or both hands or with the help of a pole. he vaulted over the gate Example sentencesExamples Les vaulted over the fence, throwing his backpack over ahead of him. With the Senators seemingly moments away from a victory in their final game, hordes of fans began vaulting over the retaining walls and proceeded to swarm the playing field. Ticket barriers at stations slow down passenger flow, but the determined non-payer can still vault over them, or sneak through behind a legitimate ticketholder. Cade vaulted over the rail to retrieve the ball. Taking a deep breath, he vaulted down the metal stairs. I leapt from the building and vaulted over the wall that had previously blocked my way, barely skimming my knee on the top as I went. Outside, he vaulted easily onto his horse and dug his heels in. The driver vaulted over the road divider and came and shook Anand's hand. I vaulted onto the horse's back and grabbed the reins. Croft raced to his horse, vaulted into the saddle, and was alongside her in an instant. Synonyms jump, jump over, leap, leap over, skip, skip over, leapfrog, leapfrog over, spring over, bound over, sail over, hurdle, clear, pole-vault 1.1with object Jump over (an obstacle) while propelling oneself with one's hands or a pole. Ryker vaulted the barrier Example sentencesExamples The 19-year-old vaulted the counter at Coral's in Marlowe Avenue on February 12 and hit a female member of staff before snatching handfuls of cash from the till. He vaulted the fence that separated him from his backyard and landed catlike on the ground. The man seen vaulting the ticket barrier was probably a policeman. Neither car would make it to the end of a race marred by the death of several spectators when Rolf Stommell's car vaulted a security fence after a rear wing failure. He vaulted barriers and headed down towards the platforms. Officers followed Weldrick's Alfa Romeo car to the middle of the Humber Bridge where it stopped and the driver was seen vaulting the safety railings before jumping off the bridge. His progress was briefly thwarted by the locked gate, but he managed to vault the boundary wall without breaking a sweat and disappeared down the road at superhuman speed. Yesterday he found himself grappling with a 20-year-old robber who vaulted the dock. The eight remaining challengers vaulted the wall, sprinting across an open field of grazed grass, spreading out as they got further from the road. Police believe Lill, 33, who has not been seen since he vaulted the dock at York Crown Court and escaped earlier this year, may have fled overseas. A man vaulted a court dock and fled into a town centre after hearing he would be spending Christmas behind bars. Parking my motorcycle and tossing my helmet carelessly on the back seat, I easily vaulted the fence, as I had done so many times before. But the man fled, vaulting a ticket barrier and sprinting for the platform. One man vaulted the security screen and threatened female members of staff while his accomplices made around six customers lie on the floor. The acquittal came five years after a three-man gang burst into Barclays bank in Westhoughton wielding shotguns and vaulted a security screen. The fiery Frenchman hit the headlines when he was filmed vaulting a barrier and delivering a kung fu-style kick to a Crystal Palace supporter who was taking delight in his sending-off for a foul. I picked up speed, making for the trees, vaulting a fence, catching my foot and falling flat on my face with a jolt that knocked the wind out of me. He had tried to rob the off-licence on Swinley Lane, Wigan, waving the sword at the woman assistant before vaulting the counter, only to find he couldn't open the till. Synonyms jump, jump over, leap, leap over, skip, skip over, leapfrog, leapfrog over, spring over, bound over, sail over, hurdle, clear, pole-vault nounvɔltvôlt An act of vaulting. Example sentencesExamples The French gymnasts attempted several difficult vaults. Attempting a vault, her right foot missed the springboard and she crashed head first at full speed into the horse. A broad smile broke out on Deferr's face the moment his closest rival, Romania's Marian Dragulescu stumbled on landing after his second vault to finish third. I had to wait for nearly two hours in that heat to take my first vault and that drained some of my energy. Hatch didn't get her usual height or distance on her vault, and she also took a step after her landing. Synonyms jump, leap, spring, bound, skip, hurdle, clearance, leapfrog, pole vault Origin Mid 16th century: from Old French volter ‘to turn (a horse), gambol’, based on Latin volvere ‘to roll’. noun.1 verb.1
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