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countable and uncountable, plural vaultings
The practice of constructing vaults, or a particular method of such construction. examples
A vaulted structure; such structures treated as a group. quotations examples
Spreading over the high vaultings and walls, the traditional scenes from the life of Christ are depicted on an immense scale.
1928, Robert Byron, chapter 16, in The Station: Travels to the Holy Mountain of Greece
The sport of gymnastics and dance routines performed on horseback, and on the longe line. examples
present participle and gerund of vault examples
comparative more vaulting, superlative most vaulting
Leaning upward or over. examples
(figurative) Exaggerated or overreaching. quotations examples
On Long Bets […] there is an open bet between the British astrophysicist Martin Rees, a noted worrier over apocalyptic possibilities, and Harvard University’s Steven Pinker, famous for his vaulting optimism.
2021 May 29, Ross Douthat, “Why the Lab Leak Theory Matters”, in The New York Times
performing examples