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pole vault

noun

  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

pole vault Related Forms
pole·-vault′ intransitive verb pole·-vault′er noun
pole vault Usage Examples

Possessives

  • woman: The most impressive field assembled is in the women's pole vault.

Preposition: with

  • clearance: Sarah Williams was third in the pole vault with a clearance of 2.75m and the same position in the high jump with 1.3m.
  • meter: He won the hammer and javelin titles with 38.49 and 34.05 meters and also took second in the pole vault with 2.10 meters.

Converse of object

  • win: Well done to the juniors, Mathew won both the short sprints with good times and Nicholas won the pole vault.

Modifies a noun

  • record: Brian Benham scores a club pole vault record at Portsmouth but we still finish last in our heat of the GRE CUP.
  • event: He was also second in the pole vault B event with Dominic Getting taking third in the A competition.
  • B: John also won the pole vault B in which veteran Dave Orchard was second in the A string event.

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