Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Arched; concave: as, a vaulted roof.
- Covered with an arch or vault.
- Provided with vaults or underground passages.
- In botany, arched like the roof of the mouth, as the upper lip of many ringent flowers.
- In zoology, notably arched or convex, as a shell, or the beak of a bird; fornicated.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Arched; concave.
- adjective Covered with an arch, or vault.
- adjective (Bot.) Arched like the roof of the mouth, as the upper lip of many ringent flowers.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
vault . - adjective architecture Of a
ceiling supported byarches , introduced in theGothic style.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having a hemispherical vault or dome
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Examples
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Having vaulted from the fringes of pop culture into the mainstream after a newly atomic America became obsessed with films about mutants and aliens, SF literature matured and flowered throughout the '60s and beyond, just as rock' n 'roll did the same.
Archive 2010-06-01 Blue Tyson 2010
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Having vaulted from the fringes of pop culture into the mainstream after a newly atomic America became obsessed with films about mutants and aliens, SF literature matured and flowered throughout the '60s and beyond, just as rock' n 'roll did the same.
Free Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror: Moonage Daydream: The Rock Album as Science Fiction - Jason Heller Blue Tyson 2010
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Sarah Palin vaulted from unknown to international celebrity, a status she can probably retain as long as she desires.
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(AP) - Hundreds of jubilant students vaulted from a wall behind the north end zone, ignoring the public address announcer's plea to celebrate in the stands rather than storm the field.
USATODAY.com - College Football - West Virginia vs. South Florida 2006
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Both benches cleared, and it was at this moment Zimmer, on a mission, vaulted from the Yankees dugout.
USATODAY.com - Expect calm to prevail after ALCS flare-up 2003
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The win vaulted the Maple Leafs over Ottawa into second place in the Northeast Division, one point behind Boston.
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The win vaulted the Horned Frogs (7-1, 4-1 C-USA) one-half game ahead of Southern Miss (5-3, 3-1), Louisville and UAB in league play.
NCAA Division I College Football - Southern Mississippi vs. Texas Christian 2002
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The win vaulted the Horned Frogs (7-1, 4-1 C-USA) one-half game ahead of Southern Miss (5-3, 3-1), Louisville and UAB in league play.
NCAA Division I College Football - Southern Mississippi vs. Texas Christian 2002
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Early-season upsets of Colorado, Oregon State and Wisconsin vaulted Fresno State into the rankings.
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Batista, who vaulted from the role of long reliever to third starter, opposes 16-game winner Darryl Kile in what would seem to be a mismatch in the Cardinals 'favor.
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