vaulting

Plural: vaultings

Noun

• An arched structure forming a roof or ceiling.
• (architecture) a vaulted structure
  • "arches and vaulting"
• a light leap by a horse in which both hind legs leave the ground before the forelegs come down
• The practice of constructing vaults, or a particular method of such construction.
• A vaulted structure; such structures treated as a group.
• The sport of gymnastics and dance routines performed on horseback, and on the longe line.

Verb

• jump across or leap over (an obstacle)
• bound vigorously
• present participle and gerund of vault

Adjective Satellite

• revealing excessive self-confidence; reaching for the heights
  • "vaulting ambition"

Adj

• Leaning upward or over.
• Exaggerated or overreaching.
• Performing.

Examples

• The impressive VAULTING of his strategy was designed to bridge distant bonus squares.

Synonyms

curvet, overleap, overreaching, vault

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