pole vault
A jumping event contested in track and field which requires an athlete to carry a…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
» Putting his athletic skills to the test, Tom pole vaulted his way into the open second-story window.
Meaning
1 sensesA 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
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прыжо́к с шесто́мpryžók s šestóm
стрибки́ з жерди́ноюstrybký z žerdýnoju
- a competition that involves jumping over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole
Examples
2 sentencesPutting his athletic skills to the test, Tom pole vaulted his way into the open second-story window.
The Brazilian athlete Thiago Da Silva won the Olympic pole vault gold medal and set an Olympic record.
Translations
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Forms
plural: pole vaults| Singular | pole vault |
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- a competition that involves jumping over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole:pole vaultingpole jumppole jumping