Phrase guide

pole vault

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: athletics, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pole vaulting, pole jump, pole jumping

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: field event

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

38 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: şüvüllə tullanma — jumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
  • Bulgarian: овчарски скок (ovčarski skok) — jumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
  • Catalan: salt de perxa — jumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
  • Chinese Mandarin: 撐竿跳高 /撑竿跳高 (chēnggāntiàogāo) — jumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
  • Chinese Mandarin: 撐竿跳 /撑竿跳 (chēnggāntiào) — jumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
  • Czech: skok o tyči — jumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
  • Danish: stangspring — jumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
  • Dutch: polsstokspringen — jumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
  • Finnish: seiväshyppy — jumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
  • French: saut à la perche — jumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
  • German: Stabhochsprung — jumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
  • Greek: άλμα επί κοντώ (álma epí kontó) — jumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
  • Hebrew: קפיצה במוט (kfitsá bemót) — jumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
  • Hungarian: rúdugrás — jumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
  • Icelandic: stangarstökk — jumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
  • Italian: salto con l'asta — jumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
  • Japanese: 棒高跳 (bōtakatobi) — jumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
  • Japanese: 棒高跳び (bōtakatobi) — jumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
  • Kazakh: таяқпен секiру (taäqpen sekiru) — jumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
  • Kazakh: сырықпен секiру (syryqpen sekiru) — jumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
  • Korean: 장대높이뛰기 (jangdaenopittwigi) — jumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
  • Korean: 봉고도 (bonggodo) — jumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
  • Māori: peke tītoko — jumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
  • Norwegian Bokmål: stavsprang — jumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: stavsprang — jumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
  • Polish: skok o tyczce — jumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
  • Portuguese: salto com vara — jumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
  • Portuguese: salto à vara — jumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
  • Romanian: săritură cu prăjina — jumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
  • Russian: прыжо́к с шесто́м (pryžók s šestóm) — jumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
  • Spanish: salto con pértiga — jumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
  • Spanish: salto con garrocha — jumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
  • Swedish: stavhopp — jumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
  • Tagalog: baliksuwa — jumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
  • Tagalog: luksong-tikin — jumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
  • Turkish: sırıkla atlama — jumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
  • Ukrainian: стрибки́ з жерди́ною (strybký z žerdýnoju) — jumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
  • Vietnamese: nhảy sào — jumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole