Vault
31vault — 1. noun /vɒlt,vɔːlt,vɑlt,vɔlt/ a) An arched structure of masonry, forming a ceiling or canopy. The bank kept their money safe in a large vault. b) A structure resembling a vault, especially that formed by the sky. Family members had been buried… …
32vault — vault1 [vo:lt US vo:lt] n [Sense: 1 2, 4; Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: voute, from Vulgar Latin volvita turn, vault , probably from volvitare; VAULT2] [Sense: 3; Date: 1500 1600; Origin: VAULT2] 1.) a room with thick wal …
33vault — vault1 [ vɔlt ] noun count 1. ) an underground room where people s bodies are buried, especially under a church a ) a strongly protected room in a bank where money, gold, etc. is kept 2. ) a curved structure that supports or forms a roof,… …
34vault — n. & v. n. 1 a an arched roof. b a continuous arch. c a set or series of arches whose joints radiate from a central point or line. 2 a vaultlike covering (the vault of heaven). 3 an underground chamber: a as a place of storage (bank vaults). b as …
35vault — Synonyms and related words: Caelus, Fort Knox, Highland fling, air, anabasis, and jump, apse, arcade, arcature, arch, arched roof, archives, archway, armory, arsenal, ascend, ascension, ascent, attic, azure, bank, barrow, basement, bay, beehive… …
36vault — I noun 1) the highest Gothic vault in Europe Syn: arched roof, dome, arch 2) the vault under the church Syn: cellar, basement, underground chamber; crypt, catacomb, burial chamber 3) v …
37vault — I n 1. arch, span; bow, bend, curve, arc, camber, Archit. cove. 2. underground chamber, cellar, basement; hold, keep; storeroom, strong room, depository, repository, repertory; bank vault; safe, strongbox, safety deposit box, cashbox; money chest …
38vault — A part resembling an arched roof or dome, e.g., the pharyngeal v. or fornix, the nonmuscular upper part of the nasopharynx; the palatine v., arch of the plate; v. of the vagina, fornix of …
39Vault — An arched ceiling built of brick, stone, or concrete. Of these materials, concrete is the most effective as it allows for greater expanses since it forms one solid, rigid, surface requiring a lesser number of internal supports. The solid… …
40vault — {{11}}vault (n.) arched roof or ceiling, c.1300, vaute, from O.Fr. voute arch, vaulted roof, from V.L. *volta, contraction of *volvita, noun use of fem. of *volvitus, alteration of L. volutus bowed, arched, pp. of volvere to turn, turn around,… …
