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pole vault definition

pole vault

  1. an event in which the contestants take turns jumping for height over a horizontal bar set between two upright supports, with the aid of a long, flexible pole: the bar is gradually raised during the contest until a winner is determined
  2. a jump in such an event
Also Brit.pole jump

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