an arched structure, usually made of stones, concrete, or bricks, forming a ceiling or roof over a hall, room, sewer, or other wholly or partially enclosed construction.
an arched structure resembling a vault.
a space, chamber, or passage enclosed by a vault or vaultlike structure, especially one located underground.
an underground chamber, as a cellar or a division of a cellar.
a room or compartment, often built of or lined with steel, reserved for the storage and safekeeping of valuables, especially such a place in a bank.
a strong metal cabinet, usually fireproof and burglarproof, for the storage and safekeeping of valuables, important papers, etc.
a burial chamber.
Anatomy. an arched roof of a cavity.
something likened to an arched roof: the vault of heaven.
verb (used with object)
to construct or cover with a vault.
to make in the form of a vault; arch.
to extend or stretch over in the manner of an arch; overarch: An arbor vaulted the path.
to store in a vault: The paintings will be vaulted when the museum is closed.
verb (used without object)
to curve or bend in the form of a vault.
Origin of vault
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1300–50; (noun) alteration of Middle English voute<Old French vou(l)te, volte<Vulgar Latin *volvita, for Latin volūta, noun use of feminine past participle of Latin volvere to turn (see revolve); (v.) alteration of Middle English vouten<Old French vou(l)ter, volter, derivative of vou(l)te, volte
VOSD resident historian Randy Dotinga — we truly don’t know where he gets these things — is back with another one from the vault in honor of Wednesday’s vice presidential debate.
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You can set how the software interacts with your browser, set up alerts for when your credentials are involved in a data breach, and set a default vault for new passwords.
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All the closing documents go into a digital vault that attorneys and lenders can access online.
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A gymnast launching off the vault will flip and twist multiple times within a single second.
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They are simply repositories of capital, like so many gold bars in the vault of a bank.