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Nov 30, 2009
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vault•ing



Pronunciation: (vôl'ting), [key]
—n.
1. the act or process of constructing vaults.
2. the structure forming a vault.
3. a vault, vaulted ceiling, etc., or such structures collectively.

vault•ing



Pronunciation: (vôl'ting), [key]
—adj.
1. leaping up or over.
2. used in vaulting: a vaulting pole.
3. excessive in ambition or presumption; overweening; high-flown: vaulting ambition; vaulting pride.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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