vaulting
noun
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L330049 on Wikidata ↗adjective
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L342329 on Wikidata ↗Wiktionary
adj
- Leaning upward or over.
- Exaggerated or overreaching.
“Vaulting ambition.”
“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.”
- Performing.
noun
- The practice of constructing vaults, or a particular method of such construction.
- A vaulted structure; such structures treated as a group.
“Spreading over the high vaultings and walls, the traditional scenes from the life of Christ are depicted on an immense scale.”
- The sport of gymnastics and dance routines performed on horseback, and on the longe line.
verb
- present participle and gerund of vault