pole vault

noun

: a vault with the aid of a pole
specifically : a field event consisting of a vault for height over a crossbar
pole-vault intransitive verb
or pole vault
pole-vaulter noun
or pole vaulter

Examples of pole vault in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web About a week ago in France, Duplantis attempted to break his indoor pole vault world record but unfortunately just missed it. Katelyn Hutchison, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024 The men's pole vault is brimming with Olympic and world medals. Katelyn Hutchison, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024 Downing, the state pole vault champion at 14 feet, returns; so does her teammate, section 3,200-meter run record-holder Gioana Lopizzo (9:59.08). San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2024 The new facility houses four basketball courts, a six-lane track, a long jump, a pole vault pit, a wrestling room, two locker rooms and a new fitness room for weight lifting. The Indianapolis Star, 31 Jan. 2024 The win earned Canada its first-ever world pole vault medal and was the country's first athletics world title in 12 years, according to CTV News. Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 19 Jan. 2024 Shawn Barber, a pole vault world champion, has died. Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 19 Jan. 2024 Bob Richards, the only male two-time winner of the Olympic pole vault, who in the 1950s became a hero of American Cold War competition with the Soviet Union and a breakfast-table hero to millions as the first champion on the front of the Wheaties box, died on Sunday at his home in Waco, Texas. Robert D. McFadden, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2023 Kaiden Lee and Adeeb Pender also added top-five finishes in shot put and pole vault. Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of pole vault was in 1877

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“Pole vault.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pole%20vault. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

pole vault

noun
: a track-and-field event in which contestants use a pole to jump for height over a crossbar
pole-vault verb
pole-vaulter noun

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