Meanings
plural vaulting tables
- gymnasticsAn apparatus featuring a flat, large, and cushioned surface almost parallel to the floor sloping downward at the end closest to the springboard.
Judges take deductions for insufficient height or distance from the vaulting table; messy form in the air; low chest position on the landing; finishing too far to the side; and steps, hops or falls.
2024 July 27, Maggie Astor, “Your Guide to Olympic Gymnastics: Vault”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 31 Jul 2024Synonyms: vault
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn apparatus featuring a flat, large, and cushioned surface almost parallel to the floor sloping downward at the end closest to the springboard.
Translations
Finnish hyppyarkku
- hyppyarkkuapparatus
French table de saut
- table de sautapparatus
German Sprungtisch
- Sprungtischapparatus
Polish kozioł, koń
- koziołapparatus
- końapparatus
Cite this entry
vaulting table. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vaulting%20table
“vaulting table.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vaulting%20table. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vaulting table,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vaulting%20table.
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