vault
noun
1. a burial chamber (usually underground)
Definition categories: man–made, sepulcher, sepulchre, sepulture
2. a strongroom or compartment (often made of steel) for safekeeping of valuables
Definition categories: man–made, strongroom
3. an arched brick or stone ceiling or roof
Definition categories: man–made, roof
4. the act of jumping over an obstacle
Similar word(s): hurdle
Definition categories: act, jump, jumping
Sentences with vault as a noun:
- The bank kept their money safe in a large vault.
- Family members had been buried in the vault for centuries.