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   Vault

   /vôlt/

   

   noun

   • 1. a roof in the form of an arch or a series of arches, typical of churches and other large, formal buildings: "a Gothic ribbed vault" Similar arched roofarched ceilingdomearch
   • ▪ a thing resembling an arched roof, especially the sky: literary "the vault of heaven"
   • ▪ the arched roof of a cavity, especially that of the skull: "the cranial vault"
   • 2. a large room or chamber used for storage, especially an underground one: "a wine vault" Similar cellarbasementunderground chambercryptundercroftcatacombcavernburial chambertombsepulcher
   • ▪ a secure room in a bank in which valuables are stored: "the masterpieces were deposited in the vaults of Swiss banks" Similar strongroomsafe depositsafety depositsaferepositorydepositorytreasury
   • ▪ a chamber beneath a church or in a graveyard used for burials: "a family vault"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French voute, based on Latin volvere ‘to roll’.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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