(historical, uncountable) A style of multi-act theatrical entertainment which originated from France and flourished in Europe and North America from the 1880s through the 1920s.

(gymnastics) An apparatus with an upholstered body but no pommels; since about 2000 replaced with vault, also called vaulting table.

The practice of constructing vaults, or a particular method of such construction. / A vaulted structure; such structures treated as a group.

present participle of vault

Leaning upward or over. / (figuratively) Exaggerated or overreaching. / performing

(athletics) a jumping event contested in track and field which requires an athlete to carry a fiberglass pole down a runway, plant the pole into a vaulting box and vault over a fiberglass bar, landing on a matted pit

simple past tense and past participle of vault

(architecture) Of a ceiling supported by arches, introduced in the Gothic style.

A surname from Welsh. / A male given name transferred from the surname. / (rare) A female given name transferred from the surname. / Any of several cities in Montana, New Mexico, or Washington.

plural of vault