Vault

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A vault is an arched structure forming a ceiling or roof, or an underground chamber—especially one used for burial or storage.

Bank vaults are reinforced rooms for securing valuables: The diamonds were kept in a vault.

To vault is to leap over something, typically using the hands or a pole: She vaulted the fence.

A pole vault is an athletic event; gymnasts vault over apparatus.

Figuratively, to vault is to rise suddenly: The scandal vaulted him to notoriety.

jump

leap

Sudden springing movement

clearance · somersault · parkour · bound · catapult · launch · tumbling · acrobatic · airborne · dismount

architecture

arch

Curved spanning structure

rib · groin · barrel · dome · crypt · stone · spanning · Romanesque · buttress · masonry

strongroom

safe

Free from peril

bullion · gold · money · treasure · combination · lock · steel · reinforced · fireproof · heist

burial

crypt

Subterranean burial vault

  • tombUnderground chamber for remains
  • mausoleumMonumental building for interment
  • cemeteryPlace for interring remains

interment · catacomb · sepulcher · ossuary · memorial · remains · family · underground · chamber · resting place

wine

cellar

Underground storage room

humidity · bottles · collection · vintage · racks · underground · cave · sommelier · reserve · climate-controlled

Opposites
security/accessibility

Vaultopen shelf

Unenclosed horizontal storage surface

display case · public access · open box · glass cabinet · window display

architectural structure

Vaultflat roof

Horizontal building covering

open sky · post-and-lintel · exposed beams · drop ceiling · rooftop

MOVEMENT/ACTION (to vault)

Vaultcrawl

Move slowly, low

duck · crouch · dive · descend · fall

Phrases
Family

vaults, vaulted, vaulting, vaulter, vaulters

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G