"vaulting" in the noun sense
1. vaulting
architecture) a vaulted structure
"arches and vaulting"
2. curvet, vaulting
a light leap by a horse in which both hind legs leave the ground before the forelegs come down
"vaulting" in the verb sense
1. vault, overleap
jump across or leap over (an obstacle)
2. vault
bound vigorously
"vaulting" in the adjective sense
1. overreaching, vaulting
revealing excessive self-confidence reaching for the heights
"vaulting ambition"
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