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pole-vaulting

pole-vaulting is the present participle and gerund of pole-vault.

Meaning of pole-vault

Verb

pole-vault (third-person singular simple present pole-vaults, present participle pole-vaulting, simple past and past participle pole-vaulted)

  1. (intransitive) To perform a pole vault
  2. (transitive) To vault over something using a pole vault

Noun

pole-vaulting (uncountable)

  1. The sport of performing pole vaults, especially in a competition

Questions about pole-vaulting

What does pole-vaulting mean?
Pole-vaulting means the sport of performing pole vaults, especially in a competition.
What is pole-vaulting the present participle and gerund of?
Pole-vaulting is the present participle and gerund of pole-vault.
What part of speech is pole-vaulting?
Pole-vaulting is a noun.

Words near pole-vaulting in the dictionary

  1. pole-timber
  2. pole-vault
  3. pole-vaulted
  4. pole-vaulter
  5. pole-vaulters
  6. pole-vaulting
  7. pole-vaults
  8. polearm
  9. polearmed
  10. polearms
  11. poleax

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