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The sport of performing pole vaults, especially in a competition
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pole-vaulting — ˈpole vaulting ; noun uncountable Main entry: ↑pole vaultderived … Useful english dictionary
pole vaulting — noun a competition that involves jumping over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole • Syn: ↑pole vault, ↑pole jump, ↑pole jumping • Hypernyms: ↑field event • Part Meronyms: ↑run up * * * … Useful english dictionary
Pole vault — Pole vaulting is an athletic field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole (which today is usually made either of fiberglass or carbon fiber) as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as… … Wikipedia
Pole — may refer to:Cylindrical object*A solid cylindrical object with length greater than its diameter e.g: **Barber s pole, advertising a barber shop **Danish pole, a circus prop **Firemen s pole, a wooden pole or a metal tube or pipe installed… … Wikipedia
pole vault — n the pole vault the sport of jumping over a high bar using a long pole >pole vaulter n >pole vaulting n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
pole vault — noun a jumping event contested in track and field which requires an athlete to carry a fiberglass pole down a runway, plant the pole into a vaulting box and vault over a fiberglass bar, landing on a … Wiktionary
pole vault — noun a competition that involves jumping over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole • Syn: ↑pole vaulting, ↑pole jump, ↑pole jumping • Hypernyms: ↑field event • Part Meronyms: ↑run up * * * … Useful english dictionary
vaulting — vault·ing || vÉ”Ëltɪŋ n. leaping motion; arched structure vÉ”Ëlt n. arch, dome; room with an arch or a dome; secure room for storing money or valuables; underground burial chamber; pole vaulting v. leap up or over (especially with the help… … English contemporary dictionary
pole vault — Track. 1. a field event in which a leap or vault over a crossbar is performed with the aid of a long pole. 2. a leap or vault so performed. [1890 95] * * * Track and field event consisting of a vault for height over a crossbar with the aid of a… … Universalium
pole jump — noun a competition that involves jumping over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole • Syn: ↑pole vault, ↑pole vaulting, ↑pole jumping • Hypernyms: ↑field event • Part Meronyms: ↑run up * * * … Useful english dictionary
