vault
noun [ C ]
uk/vɔːlt/ usa room with thick walls and a strong door, which is used to safely store money, valuable things, etc.:
Buyers often store gold in a bank vault.
The storage vaults will be able to store 100,000 metric tons of gas.
vault
verb
uk/vɔːlt/ us [ T ]
to move someone suddenly to a more important position:
His impressive fundraising vaulted him into the top tier of candidates.
[ I ]
to move suddenly to a higher level or a more important position:
vault to sth In June, gasoline vaulted 3.01 cents to 66.04 cents a gallon.
vault into sth Can these small firms vault into the big league?