vault

US: /ˈvɔɫt/
UK: /vˈɒlt/


English Vietnamese dictionary


vault /vɔ:lt/
  • danh từ
    • (thể dục,thể thao) cái nhảy qua (hàng rào, ngựa gỗ...)
    • nội động từ
      • nhảy qua, nhảy tót lên; nhảy sào
        • to vault over a gate: nhảy qua cổng
        • to vault into the saddle: nhảy tót lên yên
    • ngoại động từ
      • nhảy qua
      • danh từ
        • vòm, mái vòm, khung vòm
          • the vault of the church: mái vòm của nhà thờ
          • the vault of heaven: vòm trời
        • hầm (để cất trữ rượu...)
        • hầm mộ
          • family vault: hầm mộ gia đình
      • ngoại động từ
        • xây thành vòm, xây cuốn
          • to vault a passage: xây khung vòm một lối đi
          • a vaulted roof: mái vòm
        • che phủ bằng vòm
          • vaulted with fire: bị lửa phủ kín
      • nội động từ
        • cuốn thành vòm

      Advanced English dictionary


      noun, verb
      + noun
      1 a room with thick walls and a strong door, especially in a bank, used for keeping valuable things safe: Most of her jewellery is stored in bank vaults.
      2 a room under a church or in a CEMETERY, used for burying people: She is to be buried in the family vault.
      3 a roof or ceiling in the form of an arch or a series of arches
      4 a jump made by vaulting
      See also - POLE VAULT
      + verb
      ~ (over) sth to jump over an object in a single movement, using your hands or a pole to push you: [V] She vaulted over the gate and ran up the path. + [VN] There's no way he could have vaulted the fence with that injury.
      See also - POLE VAULT

      Collocation dictionary


      1 strong, underground room

      ADJ.

      secure | bank, museum | treasure

      VERB + VAULT

      keep/store sth in

      PREP.

      in a/the ~
      The jewels were kept in a bank vault.

      2 room under a church where dead people are buried

      ADJ.

      burial, family, royal

      VERB + VAULT

      bury sb in
      She is to be buried in the family vault.


      Concise English dictionary


      vaults|vaulted|vaultingvɔːlt
      noun
      +a burial chamber (usually underground)
      +a strongroom or compartment (often made of steel) for safekeeping of valuables
      +an arched brick or stone ceiling or roof
      +the act of jumping over an obstacle
      verb
      +jump across or leap over (an obstacle)
      +bound vigorously