English Explanatory Dictionary

pole vault

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. a jumping event contested in track and field which requires an athlete to carry a fiberglass pole down a runway, plant the pole into a vaulting box and vault over a fiberglass bar, landing on a matted pit

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-pole vault.wav

Word forms

pole vault pole vaults

Related words

pole-vault pole-vaulter pole vaulter pole-vaulting pole vaulting
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