vaulting

noun, adj — 6 senses

vaulting

noun

1

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

2

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.1928, Robert Byron, “The Beauty of Wealth”, in The Station: Athos: Treasures and Men, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Alfred A[braham] Knopf, →OCLC, page 242:

3

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

Derived terms: cross-vaulting, pole-vaulting, vaulting box, vaulting school, vaulting-school, vaulting table

vaulting

adj

1

Leaning upward or over.

2

Figuratively Exaggerated or overreaching.

Vaulting ambition.
On Long Bets […] there is an open bet between the British astrophysicist Martin Rees, a noted worrier over apocalyptic possibilities, and Harvard University’s Steven Pinker, famous for his vaulting optimism.2021 May 29, Ross Douthat, “Why the Lab Leak Theory Matters”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

3

Performing.

Derived terms: fan vaulting, vaulting horse, equestrian vaulting

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