vaulting

Definitions

1. 1

   The practice of constructing vaults, or a particular method of such construction.

2. 2

   A vaulted structure

   A vaulted structure; such structures treated as a group.

   • Spreading over the high vaultings and walls, the traditional scenes from the life of Christ are depicted on an immense scale.
3. 3

   The sport of gymnastics and dance routines performed on horseback, and on the longe line.

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   1. 4

      present participle and gerund of vault

   2. 5

      Leaning upward or over.

   3. 6

      Exaggerated or overreaching.

      • Vaulting ambition.
      • On Long Bets […] there is an open bet between the British astrophysicist Martin Rees, a noted worrier over apocalyptic possibilities, and Harvard University’s Steven Pinker, famous for his vaulting optimism.
   4. 7

      Performing.

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