Look up: vault

1. Vault
   In architecture, a vault is literally an arched roof. The term is also used for a chamber with such a roof and, as these are often underground, it has come to be used for cellars where wine is stored.
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2. Vault
   Stone roofing.
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3. vault
   [Noun] Plural form: vaults. A place under a church where people are buried or valuable objects are kept.
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4. vault
   [n] - a strongroom or compartment (often made of steel) for safekeeping of valuables 2. [n] - a burial chamber (usually underground) 3. [n] - an arched brick or stone ceiling or roof 4. [n] - the act of jumping over an obstacle 5. [v] - jump across or leap over (an obstacle) 6. [v] - bound vigorously
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5. Vault
   arched roof or ceiling of stone and mortar, usually supported by ribs
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6. Vault
   An arched, stone roof.
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7. vault
   In architecture, a continuous arch of brick, stone, or concrete, forming a self-supporting roof over a building or part of a building; also a vaulted structure, for example...
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8. vault
   An arched roof which evolved from the joining of 2 Roman arches.
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9. vault
   a room for the safekeeping of valuables Category: Financial affairs - taxation - customs • a room for the safe keeping of valuables and commonly built of steel.. Category: Financial affairs - taxation - customs • vault means a burglar-resistant windowless enclosure with walls...
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10. Vault
    Either (a) the arched ceiling over a void, or (b) any space covered by arches.
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11. Vault
    an arched ceiling or roof, usually of stone, brick, or concrete, which in its most basic form, is a continuous semi-circular arch ie a tunnel. As romanesque evolved into gothic and the pointed arch, vault construction became very sophisticated and because of its fireproof potential, compa...
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12. Vault
    An arched ceiling of stone.
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13. Vault
    An arched cover for an enclosed space. The simplest form of vault is supported on each side by a continuous wall, and is known as a barrel vault. Most barrel vaults are round-arched, but a few are pointed-arched. In more complex vaults there is a framework of dressed-stone ribs, acting as a frame, w...
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14. Vault
    A ceiling or roof formed by one or more arches, usually made out of wood or stone.
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15. Vault
    In architecture, a vault is an arched roof or covering of masonry construction, made of stone, brick, or concrete. There are several type of vaults. A barrel (or tunnel) vault is semi-cylindrical in cross-section. A groin or cross vault consists of two barrel vaults that intersect each other at righ...
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16. Vault
    (1) Arched stone roof ; (2) a burial chamber. See Barrel Vault, Fan Vault, Rib Vault ,Tierceron Vault
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17. vault
    Large cytoplasmic ribonucleoprotein particle that has an eight-fold symmetry with a central pore and petal-like structures giving the appearence of an octagonal dome. May be related to the central plug of the nuclear pore complex.
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18. Vault
    Vault (valt; see Note, below ) noun [ Middle English voute , Old French voute , volte , French voûte , Late Latin volta , for voluta , volutio , from Latin volvere , volutum , t...
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19. Vault
    Vault transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Vaulted ; present participle & verbal noun Vaulting .] [ Middle English vouten , Old French volter , vouter , Fren...
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20. Vault
    Vault intransitive verb [ Confer Old French volter , French voltiger , Italian volt...re turn. See Vault , noun , 4.] 1. To leap; to bound; to jump; to spring. « Vaulting ambiti...
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21. vault
    Large cytoplasmic ribonucleoprotein particles that have an eight fold symmetry with a central pore and petal like structures giving the appearence of an octagonal dome. May be related to the central plug of the nuclear pore complex. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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22. vault
    hurdle noun the act of jumping over an obstacle
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23. vault
    noun an arched brick or stone ceiling or roof
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24. vault
    noun a strongroom or compartment (often made of steel) for safekeeping of valuables
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25. vault
    noun a burial chamber (usually underground)
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