VAULTING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vaulting mean? 

• VAULTING (noun)
  The noun VAULTING has 2 senses:

1. (architecture) a vaulted structure

2. a light leap by a horse in which both hind legs leave the ground before the forelegs come down

  Familiarity information: VAULTING used as a noun is rare.

• VAULTING (adjective)
  The adjective VAULTING has 1 sense:

1. revealing excessive self-confidence; reaching for the heights

  Familiarity information: VAULTING used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VAULTING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(architecture) a vaulted structure

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Context example:

arches and vaulting

Hypernyms ("vaulting" is a kind of...):

construction; structure (a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts)

Domain category:

architecture (the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "vaulting"):

fan vaulting (an elaborate system of vaulting in which the ribs diverge like fans)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A light leap by a horse in which both hind legs leave the ground before the forelegs come down

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

curvet; vaulting

Hypernyms ("vaulting" is a kind of...):

dressage (maneuvers of a horse in response to body signals by the rider)

Derivation:

vault (jump across or leap over (an obstacle))

• VAULTING (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Revealing excessive self-confidence; reaching for the heights

Synonyms:

overreaching; vaulting

Context example:

vaulting ambition

Similar:

bold (fearless and daring)