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1vaulting

noun vault·ing \-tiŋ\

Definition of VAULTING

:  vaulted construction
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First Known Use of VAULTING

1512

Other Architecture Terms

buttress, casita, cornice, fanlight, garret, lintel, parapet, pilaster, plinth

2vaulting

adjective

: rising or reaching very high

Full Definition of VAULTING

1
:  reaching or stretching for the heights <vaulting ambition> <a vaulting imagination>
2
:  designed for use in vaulting or in gymnastic exercises <a vaulting block>
vault·ing·ly \-tiŋ-lē\ adverb

First Known Use of VAULTING

1593

Other Gymnastics Terms

aerial, pike

Rhymes with VAULTING

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