- vaulter
- Ⅰ.vault [1] ► NOUN 1) a roof in the form of an arch or a series of arches. 2) a large room or chamber used for storage, especially an underground one. 3) a chamber beneath a church or in a graveyard used for burials. 4) Anatomy the arched roof of a cavity.► VERB (vaulted) ▪ having or formed into an arched roof.ORIGIN Old French voute, from Latin volvere 'to roll' .Ⅱ.vault [2] ► VERB ▪ leap or spring while supporting or propelling oneself with the hands or a pole.► NOUN ▪ an act of vaulting.DERIVATIVES vaulter noun.ORIGIN Old French volter 'to turn (a horse), gambol' .
English terms dictionary. 2015.