VAULTS

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Definition

noun
  1. An arched masonry structure supporting and forming a ceiling, whether freestanding or forming part of a larger building.
  2. Any arched ceiling or roof.
  3. Anything resembling such a downward-facing concave structure, particularly the sky and caves.
  4. The space covered by an arched roof, particularly underground rooms and church crypts.
  5. Any cellar or underground storeroom.
verb
  1. To build as, or cover with a vault.
noun
  1. An act of vaulting, formerly by deer; a leap or jump.
  2. An event or performance involving a vaulting horse.
verb
  1. To jump or leap over.
    “The fugitive vaulted over the fence to escape.”
noun
  1. A turning; a time (chiefly used in phrases signifying that the part is to be repeated).
  2. A volte
  3. A turning point or point of change in a poem, most commonly a sonnet.

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