Vault

Vault

To vault means to jump over something.

Vault may also refer to:
* Vault (architecture),a half crescent usually formed over doorways
* Vault (comics), a prison for super-villains in the Marvel Comics universe
* Vault (Fallout), underground nuclear blast shelters in the "Fallout" computer game series
* Vault (gymnastics), an artistic gymnastics apparatus, the standard of which changed from a vaulting horse to a vaulting table
* Vault (parkour), a movement to get past an obstacle quickly and efficiently
* Vault (mathematics), a mathematical construct
* Vault (revision control system), a revision control system made by SourceGear
* Vault (sculpture), a sculpture by Ron Robertson-Swann.
* Vault (soft drink), a soft drink from The Coca-Cola Company
* The Vault, a nickname of Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, on the campus of the University of Mississippi
* Vault, ex-drummer of the band Dark Lunacy
* Vault (organelle), a ribonucleoprotein found in biological cells
* Autodesk Vault, a data management tool from Autodesk
* , the first compilation album for the British hard rock band Def Leppard.

Vault or vaulting may also refer to:
* Bank vault, a reinforced room or compartment in a bank building where valuables are stored
* Burial vault, a protective coffin enclosure or an underground tomb
* Cranial vault, the space in the skull within the neurocranium
* Pole vault, an athletics event where competitors use a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar
* Utility vault, an underground storage area accessed by a maintenance hole
* Equestrian vaulting, a sport that combines gymnastics and dance on a moving horse

ee also

* List of architectural vaults
* Vault Beach
* Voltigeurs


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  • Vault — (v[add]lt; see Note, below), n. [OE. voute, OF. voute, volte, F. vo[^u]te, LL. volta, for voluta, volutio, fr. L. volvere, volutum, to roll, to turn about. See {Voluble}, and cf. {Vault} a leap, {Volt} a turn, {Volute}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Arch.) …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Vault — Vault, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vaulted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vaulting}.] [OE. vouten, OF. volter, vouter, F. vo[^u]ter. See {Vault} an arch.] [1913 Webster] 1. To form with a vault, or to cover with a vault; to give the shape of an arch to; to arch; as …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • vault — vault1 [vôlt] n. [ME voute < OFr < VL * volvita, an arch, vault < * volvitus, pp. of * volvitare, intens. of L volvere, to turn around, roll: see WALK] 1. an arched roof, ceiling, or covering of masonry 2. an arched chamber or space, esp …   English World dictionary

  • Vault — Nombre publicitario Vault Lanzada en 2005 Operada por Chart Show Channels Share 2,7% Sitio Web thevault.tv Frecuencias Satélite …   Wikipedia Español

  • Vault — Vault  коммерческая, проприетарная система управления версиями, разработанная компанией SourceGear LLC, которая позиционирует свой продукт как замену Microsoft Visual SourceSafe. Система Vault использует Microsoft SQL Server в качестве базы… …   Википедия

  • Vault — est une série de cymbales Ride, Crash, Chinesse, Hats, Splash, de percussions et de cymbales orchestrales commercialisée par Sabian. Cette série est caractérisée par un grand nombre de modèles Signature, modèles adaptés aux goûts et préférences… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • vault — ‘arched roof’ [14] and vault ‘jump’ [16] are distinct words, although they share a common ancestor: Latin volvere ‘roll, turn’ (source also of English involve, revolve, etc). Its feminine past participle volūta evolved in Vulgar Latin into *volta …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • vault — vault·age; vault·er; vault·man; vault; …   English syllables

  • vault — ‘arched roof’ [14] and vault ‘jump’ [16] are distinct words, although they share a common ancestor: Latin volvere ‘roll, turn’ (source also of English involve, revolve, etc). Its feminine past participle volūta evolved in Vulgar Latin into *volta …   Word origins

  • Vault — Vault, v. i. [Cf. OF. volter, F. voltiger, It. volt?re turn. See {Vault}, n., 4.] [1913 Webster] 1. To leap; to bound; to jump; to spring. [1913 Webster] Vaulting ambition, which o erleaps itself. Shak. [1913 Webster] Leaning on his lance, he… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • vault|ed — «VAWL tihd», adjective. 1. in the form of a vault; arched: »a vaulted ceiling. 2. built or covered with a vault: »a vaulted room. SYNONYM(S): domed. 3. having vaults or underground passages: »the vaulted catacombs …   Useful english dictionary

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