Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - vault
Vault
vault
n. & v. --n. 1 a an arched roof. b a continuous arch. c a set or series of arches whose joints radiate from a central point or line. 2 a vaultlike covering (the vault of heaven). 3 an underground chamber: a as a place of storage (bank vaults). b as a place of interment beneath a church or in a cemetery etc. (family vault). 4 an act of vaulting. 5 Anat. the arched roof of a cavity. --v. 1 intr. leap or spring, esp. while resting on one or both hands or with the help of a pole. 2 tr. spring over (a gate etc.) in this way. 3 tr. (esp. as vaulted) a make in the form of a vault. b provide with a vault or vaults. Derivatives vaulter n. Etymology: OF voute, vaute, ult. f. L volvere roll
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I. noun see: voluble Date: 14th century 1. an arched structure of masonry usually forming a ceiling or roof, something (as the sky) resembling a ~, an arched or dome-shaped anatomical structure , 2. a space covered by an arched structure, an underground storage compartment, a room or compartment for the safekeeping of valuables, 3. a burial chamber, a prefabricated container usually of metal or concrete into which a casket is placed at burial, ~y adjective II. transitive verb Date: 14th century to form or cover with or as if with a ~ ; arch, III. verb Etymology: Middle French volter, from Old Italian voltare, from Vulgar Latin *volvitare to turn, leap, frequentative of Latin volvere Date: 1538 intransitive verb to leap vigorously, to do or achieve something as if by a leap , transitive verb to leap over, IV. noun Date: 1576 an act of ~ing ; leap ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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