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pole-vault

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

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To perform a pole vault

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

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2

verb

Meaning 2

To vault over something using a pole vault

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: saltar amb perxa — to perform a pole vault
  • Finnish: hypätä seivästä — to perform a pole vault
  • Māori: peke tītoko — to perform a pole vault
  • Polish: wykonywać skok o tyczce — to perform a pole vault
  • Polish: wykonać skok o tyczce — to perform a pole vault
  • Catalan: saltar amb perxa — to vault over something using a pole vault
  • Finnish: hypätä seivästä — to vault over something using a pole vault
  • Māori: peke tītoko — to vault over something using a pole vault
  • Polish: skakać o tyczce — to vault over something using a pole vault
  • Polish: skoczyć o tyczce — to vault over something using a pole vault