| Pronunciation: | | 'volting
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| Matching Terms: | | vaulting horse
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- [n] a light leap by a horse in which both hind legs leave the ground before the forelegs come down
- [n] (architecture) a vaulted structure; "arches and vaulting"
- [adj] revealing excessive self-confidence; reaching for the heights; "vaulting ambition"
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| | Synonyms: | | bold, curvet, overreaching |
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| | See Also: | | construction, dressage, fan vaulting, structure |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Vault"ing\, n.
1. The act of constructing vaults; a vaulted construction.
2. Act of one who vaults or leaps.
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