Noun (1)
archaeologists were thrilled to discover an ancient vault that hadn't been looted by grave robbers Verb (2)vaulted over the obstacle with easeNoun (2)
a vault over the car's hood by the frightened deer
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Noun
Unlike most competitors, F-Secure’s browser extension doesn’t work unless the main vault app is unlocked.—PCMAG, 19 Mar. 2025 Athena is on the ship to find someone who isn't supposed to be on there, who's got their eye on all the money in the vault.—Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Verb
Beyoncé’s winning night at the Grammys also vaulted her into third place among the top women overall in the awards season — impressive in itself, given that the music industry’s biggest night was the only awards show the superstar attended.—Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2025 An aggressive, swarming defensive approach that has vaulted them into elite territory over the last three games.—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for vault
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English vaute, voute, borrowed from Anglo-French voute, volte, going back to Vulgar Latin *volvita "turn, arched structure," noun derivative from feminine of *volvitus, re-formation of Latin volūtus, past participle of volvere "to travel (a circular course), bring round, roll" — more at wallow entry 1
Verb (1)
Middle English vowten, borrowed from Anglo-French vouter, verbal derivative of voutevault entry 1
Verb (2)
probably borrowed from Middle French vouster "to turn about (on horseback), wheel, prance," going back to Vulgar Latin *volvitāre, frequentative of Latin volvere "to travel (a circular course), bring round, roll" — more at wallow entry 1
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