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Vault
1. A strongroom or compartment for safekeeping of valuables. We keep our gold
in a vault.
2. An arched structure, usually made of stone, brick, or concrete, forming the
supporting structure of a ceiling or roof. The simplest kind of vault is the
barrel vault.
3. A burial chamber, especially when underground. The body was placed in a
vault.
4. To jump or leap, especially with the use of the hands or a pole. He easily
vaulted over the fence.
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