vaulting

(noun, adjective, verb)

adjective

1. revealing excessive self-confidence; reaching for the heights

- vaulting ambition

Similar word(s): bold, overreaching

noun

1. (architecture) a vaulted structure

- arches and vaulting

Definition categories: man–made, construction, structure

2. a light leap by a horse in which both hind legs leave the ground before the forelegs come down

Similar word(s): curvet

Definition categories: act, dressage

verb

1. present participle of vault