Antonyms for vault


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : vawlt
Phonetic Transcription : vɔlt


Definition of vault

Origin :
  • "arched roof or ceiling," c.1300, vaute, from Old French voute "arch, vaulted roof," from Vulgar Latin *volta, contraction of *volvita, noun use of fem. of *volvitus, alteration of Latin volutus "bowed, arched," past participle of volvere "to turn, turn around, roll" (see volvox). The -l- appeared in English c.1400.
  • noun depository
  • verb jump over; span
Example sentences :
  • Only the cashier and Alan Porter knew that it was in the vault.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • With that he locked the vault, and returned to the upper air.
  • Extract from : « Leila, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • Arthur's answer was to put on his hat, and vault away with the paper.
  • Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
  • In a vault near that of Kilor's there is a great spool of it.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 » by Various
  • We found the Regent dressing in the vault he used as his wardrobe.
  • Extract from : « The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete » by Duc de Saint-Simon
  • She saw Lee rise up, and with a hand on one of the hills, vault over it.
  • Extract from : « The World Beyond » by Raymond King Cummings
  • But when they go to banquet and festival, then they move up the steep to the top of the vault of heaven.
  • Extract from : « Phaedrus » by Plato
  • And into what a heaven—a vault as of hell, sooty black, from which soot descended!
  • Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster
  • He saw him vault into the saddle, and he saw him vanish into the adjacent woods.
  • Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • And can he vault among swords, and turn upon a wheel, at his age?
  • Extract from : « Euthydemus » by Plato

Synonyms for vault

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