Trends ofpole vault
View usage for:
Chinese translation of 'pole vault'
pole vault
n (s)
- the pole vault
撑(撐)杆跳高
(chēnggān tiàogāo)
Image ofpole vault
© mezzotint, shutterstock
pole vault
singular noun
The pole vault is an athletics event in which athletes jump over a high bar, using a long flexible pole to help lift themselves up.
pole vault in British English
noun
1. the pole vault
2.
a single attempt in the pole vault
verb pole-vault
3. (intransitive)
to perform a pole vault or compete in the pole vault
Derived forms
pole-vaulter (ˈpole-ˌvaulter) noun
pole-vault in British English
(ˈpəʊlˌvɔːlt)
verb (intransitive)
to perform a pole vault or compete in the pole vault
Richards pole-vaulted 18 feet and 1 inch.
pole vault in American English
Athletics
Also ; British pole jump1.
an event in which the contestants take turns jumping for height over a horizontal bar set between two upright supports, with the aid of a long, flexible pole: the bar is gradually raised during the contest until a winner is determined
2.
a jump in such an event
Derived forms
pole-vault (ˈpole-ˌvault) verb intransitive
pole-vaulter (ˈpole-ˌvaulter)
noun
Examples of 'pole vault' in a sentencepole vault
Word lists withpole vault
athleticsIn other languagespole vault
British English: pole vault /pəʊl vɔːlt/ NOUN
The pole vault is an athletics event in which athletes jump over a high bar, using a long flexible pole to help lift themselves up.
- American English: pole vault
- Arabic: وَثَبَ بِالعَصَا
- Brazilian Portuguese: salto com vara
- Chinese: 撑杆跳
- Croatian: skok s motkom
- Czech: skok o tyči
- Danish: stangspring
- Dutch: polsstoksprong
- European Spanish: salto con pértiga
- Finnish: seiväshyppy
- French: saut à la perche
- German: Stabhochsprung
- Greek: άλμα επί κοντώ
- Italian: salto con l’asta
- Japanese: 棒高跳び
- Korean: 장대높이뛰기
- Norwegian: stavsprang
- Polish: skok o tyczce
- European Portuguese: salto à vara
- Romanian: săritură cu prăjina
- Russian: прыжок с шестом
- Latin American Spanish: salto con pértiga
- Swedish: höjdhopp
- Thai: กีฬากระโดดค้ำถ่อ
- Turkish: sırıkla atlama
- Ukrainian: стрибок із жердиною
- Vietnamese: môn nhảy sào
- knowsley
- know someone by sight
- know someone or something inside out
- know something backwards
- know something inside out
- know something like the back of your hand
- know-something-like-the-back-of-your-hand
- know the area
- know the ropes
- know the score
- know-what-it-means-to-do-something-know-what-something-means
- know what it means to do sth/know what sth means
- know what one is talking about
- know what sb is on about
- know-what-someone-is-on-about
- know what's what
- know-whats-what
- know when to stop
- know which side one's bread is buttered
- know-which-side-ones-bread-is-buttered
- know which side one's bread is buttered on
- know-which-side-ones-bread-is-buttered-on
- know which side your bread is buttered on
- know your onions
- knox