Definitions
1.NounAn arched masonry structure supporting and forming a ceiling, whether freestanding or forming part of a larger building."The decoration of the vault of Sainte-Chapelle was much brighter before its 19th-century restoration."
2.NounAny arched ceiling or roof.
3.NounAnything resembling such a downward-facing concave structure, particularly the sky and caves."The stalactites held tightly to the cave's vault."
4.NounThe space covered by an arched roof, particularly underground rooms and church crypts.
5.NounAny cellar or underground storeroom.
6.NounAny burial chamber, particularly those underground."Family members had been buried in the vault for centuries."
7.NounThe secure room or rooms in or below a bank used to store currency and other valuables; similar rooms in other settings.
8.NounAny archive of past content.
9.NounAn encrypted digital archive.
10.NounA membraneless organelle found in most eukaryotic cells first identified in 1986.
11.NounAn underground or covered conduit for water or waste; a drain; a sewer.
12.NounAn underground or covered reservoir for water or waste; a cistern; a cesspit.
13.NounA room employing a cesspit or sewer: an outhouse; a lavatory.
14.VerbTo build as, or cover with a vault.
15.VerbTo store in a vault.
16.VerbTo remove (an item, character, etc.) from a video game in an update.
17.VerbTo jump or leap over with a hand and/or foot on the item for support."The fugitive vaulted over the fence to escape.; The fugitive vaulted the fence to escape."
18.NounAn act of vaulting, formerly by deer; a leap or jump.
19.NounA piece of apparatus used for performing jumps.
20.NounA gymnastic movement performed on this apparatus.
21.NounSynonym of volte: a circular movement by the horse.
22.NounAn event or performance involving a vaulting horse.