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POLE VAULTING

Pronunciation (US):

• POLE VAULTING (noun)
The noun POLE VAULTING has 1 sense:

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

Familiarity information: POLE VAULTING used as a noun is very rare.

• POLE VAULTING (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

pole jump; pole jumping; pole vault; pole vaulting

Hypernyms ("pole vaulting" is a kind of...):

field event (a competition that takes place on a field rather than on a running track)

Meronyms (parts of "pole vaulting"):

run-up (the approach run during which an athlete gathers speed)

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