pole vault
Skyward bar clearance
A pole vault is a track and field event in which athletes sprint down a runway, plant a long flexible pole into a box, and use it to propel themselves over a high crossbar.
The pole bends dramatically under the athlete's weight, converting horizontal momentum into vertical lift.
As a verb, to pole-vault is to perform this feat: She pole-vaulted over fifteen feet to set a new record.
Horizontal bar between uprights
Botanical organism
- takeoffDeparture or parody
- swingSuspended recreational seat
- extensionAdded part or duration
- push-offInitial propelling movement
grip · run-up · approach · penultimate · inversion · turn · clearance · checkmark
Set into motion
trajectory · airborne · flight · rotation · inversion · descent · momentum · propulsion
Power to exert force
- speedRate of motion
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- agilityQuickness and ease
core · endurance · conditioning · training
Running and throwing sports
- decathlonTen-event track and field contest
- heptathlonSeven-sport athletic competition
- stadiumLarge venue for spectators
- meetCome into contact
trials · qualifying · finals · personal-best · attempts · competition · collegiate · NCAA
crossbar
Horizontal bar between uprights
plant
Botanical organism
push-off · grip · run-up · approach · penultimate · inversion · turn · clearance · checkmark · acceleration
launch
Set into motion
arc · trajectory · airborne · flight · rotation · inversion · descent · momentum · propulsion
strength
Power to exert force
- speedRate of motion
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
agility · core · endurance · conditioning · training
track-and-field
Running and throwing sports
- decathlonTen-event track and field contest
- heptathlonSeven-sport athletic competition
- stadiumLarge venue for spectators
meet · trials · qualifying · finals · personal-best · attempts · competition · collegiate · NCAA
champion
Top competitor, or advocate
- record-holderOne with best result
progressions
Ordered forward movements
- incrementsUnits of increase
- sporting eventsrace, game, match, games, final
- jumping eventshigh jump, long jump, triple jump, broad jump, ski jumping
- field eventsshot put, discus throw, javelin throw, hammer throw, high jump
- pole vaultcrossbar, landing pit, runway, grip tape, takeoff
- athleticsrunning, basketball, jumping, football, sprinting
- OlympicsOlympics, Olympic Games, Summer Olympics, Winter Olympics, Olympic medal
pole vaulthigh jump
Vertical leap competition
long jump · triple jump · broad jump · shot put · discus throw
pole, vault, polar, polarization, poles, polemic, vaulted, polarity, vaulting