Vault > define
- (n.) To exhibit feats of tumbling or leaping; to tumble.
- (n.) To leap; to bound; to jump; to spring.
- (v.i.) To leap over; especially, to leap over by aid of the hands or a pole; as, to vault a fence.
- (n.) An arched structure of masonry, forming a ceiling or canopy.
- (n.) A leap by aid of the hands or of a pole, springboard or the like.
- (n.) An arched apartment; especially, a subterranean room, use for storing articles, for a prison, for interment or the like; a cell; a cellar.
- (v.t.) To form with a vault or to cover with a vault; to give the shape of an arch to; to arch; as, vault a roof; to vault a passage to a court.
- (n.) The canopy of heaven; the sky.
- (n.) The bound or leap of a horse; a curvet.
- (n.) A leap or bound.
by Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
noun
- A burial chamber (usually underground.
- synonyms: burial vault
- A strongroom or compartment (often made of steel) for safekeeping of valuables.
- synonyms: bank vault
- An arched brick or stone ceiling or roof.
- The act of jumping over an obstacle.
- synonyms: hurdle
verb
- Jump across or leap over (an obstacle.
- synonyms: overleap
- Bound vigorously. .
by WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
vault is a secure room or rooms in a financial institution where cash on hand is stored and safe deposit boxes are located.