POLE VAULT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pole vault mean? 

• POLE VAULT (noun)
  The noun POLE VAULT has 1 sense:

1. a competition that involves jumping over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole

  Familiarity information: POLE VAULT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• POLE VAULT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A competition that involves jumping over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

pole jump; pole jumping; pole vault; pole vaulting

Hypernyms ("pole vault" is a kind of...):

field event (a competition that takes place on a field rather than on a running track)

Meronyms (parts of "pole vault"):

run-up (the approach run during which an athlete gathers speed)