n. ~ 1. A specially secured room or cabinet. - 2. A safe. Notes:  In archival repositories, 'vault' connotes a room for storing particularly valuable holdings. Ideally, vaults are fire-resis [..]

"arched roof or ceiling," c. 1300, vaute, from Old French voute "arch, vaulting, vaulted roof or chamber," from Vulgar Latin *volta, contraction of *volvita, noun use of fem. of *v [..]

"jump or leap over," especially by aid of the hands or a pole, 1530s, transitive (implied in vaulting); 1560s, intransitive, from Middle French volter "to gambol, leap," from Itali [..]

"a leap," especially using the hands or a pole, 1570s, from vault (v.1).

"to form with a vault or arched roof," late 14c., from Old French vaulter, volter, from voute "arch, vaulted roof" (see vault (n.1)). Related: Vaulted; vaulting.

raised, padded apparatus used in artistic gymnastics, and the act of using it to push off of while leaping (vaulting).

Same as a bounded weak echo region (BWER).

A covering for an area that uses arches on more than one side

A Vault is an arched covering in stone or brick or other material.

jump across or leap over (an obstacle) a burial chamber (usually underground) a strongroom or compartment (often made of steel) for safekeeping of valuables bound vigorously an arched brick or stone c [..]

A windowless room in a library, archive, museum, or other facility reserved for housing motion picture film, usually equipped with open racks or shelves designed to hold rolls of film wound on reels o [..]

To dream of a vault, denotes bereavement and other misfortune. To see a vault for valuables, signifies your fortune will surprise many, as your circumstances will appear to be meagre. To see the doors of a vault open, implies loss and treachery of people whom you trust.   

Arched stone roof.

A burial chamber underground or partly so. Also includes in meaning the outside metal or concrete casket container. VIGIL

A place for storing backup archives

Ribbed vault of six compartments.    (Wood, Margaret. The English Medieval House, 415)

Framework of arched ribs supporting vaulting cells covering the spaces between them.    (Wood, Margaret. The English Medieval House, 415)

Vault with short intermediate ribs not rising from the springing.    (Wood, Margaret. The English Medieval House, 415)

Cross vaulting, formed by intersection of simple vaulting surfaces.    (Wood, Margaret. The English Medieval House, 415)

Vault of four compartments divided by ribs.    (Wood, Margaret. The English Medieval House, 415)

1) Vault with numerous ribs sprining in equal curves, to give fan-like effect; 15th and 16th centuries.    (Wood, Margaret. The English Medieval House, 415) 2) A vault in which ribs of the same le [..]

Continuous arched vault, semi-circular, segmental or segmental-pointed, plain or with transverse ribs.    (Wood, Margaret. The English Medieval House, 415)

(n) a burial chamber (usually underground)(n) a strongroom or compartment (often made of steel) for safekeeping of valuables(n) an arched brick or stone ceiling or roof(n) the act of jumping over an o [..]

camera, crypta

An endwise flip.

A room(s) used for the storing, handling, discussing, and/or processing of Special Access Program (SAP) information Violation

A roof or ceiling whose structure is based on the arch. There are a wide range of forms, including the barrel (or tunnel) vault, formed by a continuous semi-circular arch; the groin vault, formed when [..]

A metal, concrete or plastic, casket or urn container that protects the casket or urn from the elements when buried in the ground.   Viewing Cremation

A small, box-like structure that contains valves used to regulate flows.

Same as BWER.

Same as BWER.

A secure enclosure for the storage of valuables: a large case used for the transport or storage of personal property; an enclosure above or below ground used for the purpose of operating, and maintain [..]

Same as BWER.

An area meeting Department of State standards as a vault. Defined by DS - PSP - PSD (Physical Security Division) in State 090433 of March 23, 1988 (confidential cable). Also includes Mosler and Hamilt [..]

Arched roof of a building or part of a building. Various forms exist: 1) barrel vault - an extreme development of the Roman arch (weight was carried equally by both walls); 2) cross vault where two ba [..]

Same as BWER.

A roof or ceiling whose structure is based on the arch. There are a wide range of forms, including the barrel (or tunnel) vault, formed by a continuous semi-circular arch; the groin vault, formed when [..]

An ancient form of construction consisting of masonry formed in an arched shape.

An arched masonry structure supporting and forming a ceiling, whether freestanding or forming part of a larger building. ''The decoration of the vault of was much brighter before its 19th-century [..]