vaulting

vaulting (countable and uncountable, plural vaultings)

1. The practice of constructing vaults, or a particular method of such construction.
2. A vaulted structure; such structures treated as a group.
   • 1928, Robert Byron, chapter 16, in The Station: Travels to the Holy Mountain of Greece‎^[1]:

     Spreading over the high vaultings and walls, the traditional scenes from the life of Christ are depicted on an immense scale.

3. The sport of gymnastics and dance routines performed on horseback, and on the longe line.

vaulting

1. present participle and gerund of vault

vaulting (comparative more vaulting, superlative most vaulting)

1. Leaning upward or over.
2. (figurative) Exaggerated or overreaching.
   • 2021 May 29, Ross Douthat, “Why the Lab Leak Theory Matters”, in The New York Times‎^[2], →ISSN:

     On Long Bets […] there is an open bet between the British astrophysicist Martin Rees, a noted worrier over apocalyptic possibilities, and Harvard University’s Steven Pinker, famous for his vaulting optimism.

3. performing

• fan vaulting
• vaulting horse
• equestrian vaulting