vault
noun
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- An arched masonry structure supporting and forming a ceiling, whether freestanding or forming part of a larger building.
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voûte,
voute,
chambre forte
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- (figuratively) Anything resembling such a downward-facing concave structure, particularly the sky and caves.
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voûte,
voute
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- Any cellar or underground storeroom.
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cellier,
voute,
voûte
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- The secure room or rooms in or below a bank used to store currency and other valuables; similar rooms in other settings.
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chambre forte
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- (often, figurative) Any archive of past content.
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perche
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vault
noun
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- (gymnastics) A gymnastic movement performed on this apparatus.
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perche,
saut de cheval
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vault
verb
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- (ambitransitive) To jump or leap over with a hand and/or foot on the item for support.
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bondir
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vaulted
adjective
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- (architecture) Of a ceiling supported by arches, introduced in the Gothic style.
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cintré
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