1. A secure storage space:
- Strongroom: Emphasizes security and protection (e.g., "bank strongroom").
- Safe: A smaller, portable container for valuables.
- Repository: A place where things are stored, often of historical or archival value.
- Depository: Similar to repository, but can also refer to a place where things are deposited or collected.
- Storage: A general term for a place where things are kept.
- Chamber: A room, especially one used for a special purpose, like a burial chamber or a vault.
- Crypt: An underground vault, often used for burials.
- Cellar: An underground room, often used for storage, especially of wine.
2. An arched roof or ceiling:
- Arch: The basic structural element of a vault.
- Dome: A hemispherical vault.
- Catenary arch: A specific type of arch that follows the curve of a hanging chain or cable.
3. A forceful jump or leap (especially with a pole):
- Leap: A general term for a jump.
- Spring: A sudden jump or bounce.
- Bound: A long or high jump.
- Jump: The most common and general term.
4. Figurative uses (e.g., "vaulting ambition"):
- Ascension: A rise to a higher position or level.
- Elevation: A raising or lifting up.
- Increase: A growth in size, number, or degree.
- Rise: An upward movement or increase.
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