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vaulting
1[ vawl-ting ]
vaulting
2[ vawl-ting ]
adjective
- leaping up or over.
- used in vaulting:
a vaulting pole.
- excessive in ambition or presumption; overweening; high-flown:
vaulting ambition;
vaulting pride.
vaulting
1/ ˈɔːɪŋ /
noun
- one or more vaults in a building or such structures considered collectively
vaulting
2/ ˈɔːɪŋ /
adjective
- excessively confident; overreaching; exaggerated
vaulting arrogance
- used to vault
a vaulting pole
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Since returning from the trip that began in Winnipeg, the Kings have won an NHL-best 17 times at home, vaulting over the Edmonton Oilers and into second place in the Pacific Division.
Around the same time, S.M. was gearing up for her senior pole vaulting season, planning to compete with other girls after previously competing against boys.
“Wood vaulting” is being studied as a method of locking away the carbon collected in wood.
Afterward, the 27-year-old was asked if it was her last time vaulting in competition.
UW women’s track coach Maurica Powell said Amanda Moll “had a bad fall as a senior in high school and really had to kind of back away from vaulting for a little bit.”
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