pole vaulting

collocation in English

meaningsofpoleandvaulting

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pole
noun[C]
uk
/pəʊl/us
/poʊl/
a long, thin stick of wood or metal, often used standing straight up in the ground to ...
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vaulting
noun[U]
uk
/ˈvɒl.tɪŋ/us
/ˈvɑːl.t̬ɪŋ/
arches that support a ceiling ...
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(Definition ofpoleandvaultingfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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First she also practiced long jumping andpolevaulting, but eventually decided to concentrate fully on sprint running.
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The throw was not accepted because the officials did not see where it landed, their attention being drawn to thepolevaultingcompetition instead.
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The equipment and rules forpolevaultingare similar to the high jump.
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Others maintain thatpolevaultingwas used in warfare to vault over fortress walls during battle.
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His average speed duringpolevaultingapproach was reported as 35.7 km/h (9.9 m/s, 22.2 mph).
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There was no sport the nine boys and one girl did nt do, frompolevaultingto high jumping to playing football.
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She beganpolevaultingin 2005 and began to make progress in the senior ranks in 2009.
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Pete, another track team member, is seen on the track fieldpolevaulting.
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Castillo had an extremely sporty childhood, where he dabbled in soccer, gymnastics, diving,polevaultingand scuba diving.
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Warmerdam got his start inpolevaultingin his backyard using the limb of a peach tree and landing in a pit of piled up dirt.
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