vaulting

English

Noun

vaulting (countable and uncountable, plural vaultings)

  1. The practice of constructing vaults, or a particular method of such construction.
  2. A vaulted structure; such structures treated as a group.
    • 1928, Robert Byron, The Station: Travels to the Holy Mountain of Greece, Chapter 16,
      Spreading over the high vaultings and walls, the traditional scenes from the life of Christ are depicted on an immense scale.
  3. The sport of gymnastics and dance routines performed on horseback, and on the longe line.

Translations

Verb

vaulting

  1. present participle of vault

Adjective

vaulting (comparative more vaulting, superlative most vaulting)

  1. Leaning upward or over.
  2. (figuratively) Exaggerated or overreaching.
    • 2021 May 29, Ross Douthat, “Why the Lab Leak Theory Matters”, in The New York Times‎, ISSN 0362-4331:
      On Long Bets […] there is an open bet between the British astrophysicist Martin Rees, a noted worrier over apocalyptic possibilities, and Harvard University’s Steven Pinker, famous for his vaulting optimism.
  3. performing

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