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POLE VAULTING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pole vaulting mean?
• POLE VAULTING (noun)
The noun POLE VAULTING has 1 sense:
1. a competition that involves jumping over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole
Familiarity information: POLE VAULTING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 vaulting" is a kind of...):
field event (a competition that takes place on a field rather than on a running track)
Meronyms (parts of "pole vaulting"):
run-up (the approach run during which an athlete gathers speed)
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