Phrase Hound found 19 phrases and 16 compound words that contain vault. The most common are listed below. Open vault in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 19
- pole vaulta jumping event contested in track and field which requires an athlete to carry a fiberglass pole down a runway, plant the pole into a vaulting box and vault over a fiberglass bar, landing on a matted pit
- barrel vaultA simple roof having a curved, often semicircular cross section; used to span large distances in railway stations, churches, etc. Usually supported on columns.
- groin vaultA vault resulting from the intersection of two barrel-vaults crossing in a right angle. Its thrusts are concentrated along the groins or arrises and eventually at the four corners
- ribbed vaultA building structure created by an intersection of two or three vaults.
- seed vaultA place used for storage of seeds as a source for planting in case seed reserves or biodiversity elsewhere are destroyed.
- cloister vaultA vault resulting from the intersection of two barrel vaults crossing in a right angle. The angles of intersection are groins with projecting angles at the base, which die away at the summit.
- sail vaultA dome-shaped vault constrained to the square inscribed in the base circle.
- cross vaultA groin vault.
- vault toiletA facility for accepting human waste, typically through personal use via urination and defecation, where the waste is directed into an extractable vault tank below the access port used by the person needing facilities. When reaching …
- rib vaultAn architectural feature for covering a wide space, such as a church nave, composed of a framework of crossed or diagonal arched ribs.
- double barrel vaultA vault resulting from the intersection of two barrel-vaults crossing in a right angle. Its thrusts are concentrated along the groins or arrises and eventually at the four corners
- star vaultA vault whose ribs radiate to form patterns reminiscent of stars
- vault-likeAlternative form of vaultlike: Having characteristics of a vault
- vault-worthyValuable; worth preserving; worth saving for later use.
- groined vaultA vault resulting from the intersection of two barrel-vaults crossing in a right angle. Its thrusts are concentrated along the groins or arrises and eventually at the four corners
- wine vaultA vault where wine is stored.
- virgin vaultA women-only college dormitory.
- vault toiletsplural of vault toilet: A facility for accepting human waste, typically through personal use via urination and defecation, where the waste is directed into an extractable vault tank below the access port used by the person needing …
- necessary vaultAn outhouse: an outbuilding used for the "necessary" business of urination and defecation.
Compound words 16
- vaultableAble to be vaulted or leaped over.
- envaultTo enclose in a vault, or as if in one, i.e. to entomb.
- cryovaultA chamber for cryogenic storage.
- overvaultTo leap over.
- vaultfulAs much as a vault will hold.
- vaultmanAn employee responsible for removing goods from a storage vault as needed.
- vaultageA vaulted place or arched cellar.
- vaultyArched, concave, or containing vaults.
- vaultestsecond-person singular simple present indicative of vault
- vaulteththird-person singular simple present indicative of vault: An arched masonry structure supporting and forming a ceiling, whether freestanding or forming part of a larger building.