Meanings
nounpole vault (plural pole vaults)
plural pole vaults
- athleticsa jumping event contested in track and field which requires an athlete to carry a fiberglass pole down a runway, plant the pole into a vaulting box and vault over a fiberglass bar, landing on a matted pit
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna competition that involves jumping over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole
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Translations
Bulgarian овчарски скок
- овчарски скок (ovčarski skok)jumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
Catalan salt de perxa
- salt de perxajumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
Chinese Mandarin 撐竿跳高 /撑竿跳高, 撐竿跳 /撑竿跳
- 撐竿跳高 /撑竿跳高 (chēnggāntiàogāo)jumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
- 撐竿跳 /撑竿跳 (chēnggāntiào)jumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
Czech skok o tyči
- skok o tyčijumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
Danish stangspring
- stangspringjumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
Dutch polsstokspringen
- polsstokspringenjumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
Finnish seiväshyppy
- seiväshyppyjumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
French saut à la perche
- saut à la perchejumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
German Stabhochsprung
- Stabhochsprungjumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
Greek άλμα επί κοντώ
- άλμα επί κοντώ (álma epí kontó)jumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
Hebrew קפיצה במוט
- קפיצה במוט (kfitsá bemót)jumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
Hungarian rúdugrás
- rúdugrásjumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
Icelandic stangarstökk
- stangarstökkjumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
Italian salto con l'asta
- salto con l'astajumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
Japanese 棒高跳, 棒高跳び
- 棒高跳 (bōtakatobi)jumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
- 棒高跳び (bōtakatobi)jumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
Korean 장대높이뛰기, 봉고도
- 장대높이뛰기 (jangdaenopittwigi)jumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
- 봉고도 (bonggodo)jumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
Māori peke tītoko
- peke tītokojumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
Norwegian Bokmål stavsprang
- stavsprangjumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
Polish skok o tyczce
- skok o tyczcejumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
Portuguese salto com vara, salto à vara
- salto com varajumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
- salto à varajumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
Romanian săritură cu prăjina
- săritură cu prăjinajumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
Russian прыжо́к с шесто́м
- прыжо́к с шесто́м (pryžók s šestóm)jumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
Spanish salto con pértiga, salto con garrocha
- salto con pértigajumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
- salto con garrochajumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
Swedish stavhopp
- stavhoppjumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
Tagalog baliksuwa, luksong-tikin
- baliksuwajumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
- luksong-tikinjumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
Turkish sırıkla atlama
- sırıkla atlamajumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
Ukrainian стрибки́ з жерди́ною
- стрибки́ з жерди́ною (strybký z žerdýnoju)jumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
Vietnamese nhảy sào
- nhảy sàojumping event where an athlete vaults over a high bar with the aid of a pole
Cite this entry
APA
pole vault. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pole%20vault
MLA
“pole vault.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pole%20vault. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pole vault,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pole%20vault.
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