vault

noun

An arched masonry structure supporting and forming a ceiling, whether freestanding or forming part of a larger building.

noun

Any arched ceiling or roof.

noun

Anything resembling such a downward-facing concave structure, particularly the sky and caves.

noun

The space covered by an arched roof, particularly underground rooms and church crypts.

noun

Any cellar or underground storeroom.

noun

Any burial chamber, particularly those underground.

"Family members had been buried in the vault for centuries."

noun

The secure room or rooms in or below a bank used to store currency and other valuables; similar rooms in other settings.

"The bank kept their money safe in a large vault."

noun

A piece of apparatus used for performing jumps.

noun

A gymnastic movement performed on this apparatus.

noun

An encrypted digital archive.

noun

An underground or covered conduit for water or waste; a drain; a sewer.

noun

An underground or covered reservoir for water or waste; a cistern; a cesspit.

noun

A room employing a cesspit or sewer: an outhouse; a lavatory.

verb

To build as, or cover with a vault.

noun

An act of vaulting, formerly by deer; a leap or jump.

noun

An event or performance involving a vaulting horse.

verb

To jump or leap over.

"The fugitive vaulted over the fence to escape."

noun

A turning; a time (chiefly used in phrases signifying that the part is to be repeated).

noun

A volte