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vaulting

noun · adjective

Simple meaning

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

Pronunciation

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vawlting

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈvɔltɪŋ

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

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

  2. A vaulted structure; such structures treated as a group.

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

  4. architecture

    A vaulted structure

adjective

  1. Performing.

  2. Leaning upward or over.

  3. figurative

    Exaggerated or overreaching.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
C2 · Proficient (estimated)
Frequency
Rare
Formality
Technical

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

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

Used this way, vaulting is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a sporting use: familiar to anyone who follows the game, and puzzling to anyone who does not.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

Where it naturally appears

  • Sports
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  • Everyday conversation

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More ways to use vaulting

  • “Arches and vaulting.”noun

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Inflected forms

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  • vaultnounBase word

    A burial chamber (usually underground).

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • vaulting horsenounCompound term

    A gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated.

  • fan vaultingnounCompound term

    An elaborate system of vaulting in which the ribs diverge like fans.

  • pole vaultingnounCompound term

    A competition that involves jumping over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole.

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