Question 1 · Quick check
vault
CEFRB2
/vɒlt/
noun · verb
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A strong room or container used to store valuable things.
- 02
verb
To jump over something using your hands or a pole.
Examples
Dan broke into the vault and stole millions of dollars.
He was allegedly seduced by her into giving the key to the vault.
At a glance
Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 5
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsAny arched ceiling or roof.
Anything resembling such a downward-facing concave structure, particularly caves and the sky or firmament.
An arched masonry structure supporting and forming a ceiling, whether freestanding or forming part of a larger building.
More examples
In contextThe decoration of the vault of Sainte-Chapelle was much brighter before its 19th-century restoration.
The stalactites held tightly to the cave's vault.
God said, ‘Let there be a vault through the middle of the waters to divide the waters in two.’
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Origin
noun
From Middle English vaute, vowte, from Old French volte (modern voûte), from Vulgar Latin *volta < *volvita or *volŭta, a regularization of Latin volūta (compare modern volute (“spire”)), the past participle of volvere (“roll, turn”). Cognate with Spanish vuelta (“turn”) and Portuguese volta ("turn"). Doublet of volute. Displaced native Old English hwealf.