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vault noun

  /vɑlt/ , /vɒlt/ , /vɔlt/ , /vɔːlt/
  • An arched masonry structure supporting and forming a ceiling, whether freestanding or forming part of a larger building.
holvi, holvikaari, kaari, kassaholvi, pankkiholvi
  • (figuratively) Anything resembling such a downward-facing concave structure, particularly the sky and caves.
holvi, kaari
  • The secure room or rooms in or below a bank used to store currency and other valuables; similar rooms in other settings.
holvi, kassaholvi, pankkiholvi
  • Any burial chamber, particularly those underground.
hautaholvi, krypta
  • Any arched ceiling or roof.
holvikatto
  • (obsolete) An underground or covered conduit for water or waste; a drain; a sewer.
  • (obsolete) An underground or covered reservoir for water or waste; a cistern; a cesspit.
hyppy
  • (often, figurative) Any archive of past content.
hyppy, hyppyarkku
  • Any cellar or underground storeroom.
kellari, kellariholvi

vault verb

  /vɑlt/ , /vɒlt/ , /vɔlt/ , /vɔːlt/
  • (ambitransitive) To jump or leap over with a hand and/or foot on the item for support.
hypätä, loikata

vault noun

  /vɑlt/ , /vɒlt/ , /vɔlt/ , /vɔːlt/
  • (gymnastics) A gymnastic movement performed on this apparatus.
hyppy, hyppyarkku
  • An act of vaulting, formerly (chiefly) by deer; a leap or jump.
hyppy, loikka

vault verb

  /vɑlt/ , /vɒlt/ , /vɔlt/ , /vɔːlt/
  • (transitive) To build as, or cover with a vault.
holvata

vaulting noun

  • The practice of constructing vaults, or a particular method of such construction.
  • A vaulted structure; such structures treated as a group.
holvaus
  • The sport of gymnastics and dance routines performed on horseback, and on the longe line.
vikellys

vaulted adjective

  • (architecture) Of a ceiling supported by arches, introduced in the Gothic style.
holvattu
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