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vaulting

noun vaultings

  1. countable, uncountable The practice of constructing vaults, or a particular method of such construction.
  2. countable, uncountable A vaulted structure; such structures treated as a group. Spreading over the high vaultings and walls, the traditional scenes from the life of Christ are depicted on an immense scale.
  3. countable, uncountable The sport of gymnastics and dance routines performed on horseback, and on the longe line.

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of vault

adjective more vaulting · most vaulting

  1. Leaning upward or over.
  2. figuratively Exaggerated or overreaching. Vaulting ambition.
  3. Performing.

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@misc{vaulting_2026,
  title = {vaulting},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vaulting},
  urldate = {2026-11-05}
}