# vaulted

Pronunciation: US say "VAHLT-id" /ˈvɑltɪd/; say "VOLT-id" UK /ˈvɒltɪd/, AUS /ˈvɔltɪd/

## Verb

1. Past tense and past participle of vault. — simple past and past participle of vault
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of vault. Use it for the past, or after has, have, had, is, was or were.
   - _The thief vaulted the counter and ran out the back door._
   - _The original manuscripts were vaulted for safekeeping after the fire._

## Adjective

2. Of a ceiling, formed and supported by arches; also used of a room with an arched ceiling.
   - Simple: Describes a ceiling that curves and is held up by arches, or a room with one.
   - _Candlelight flickered across the vaulted ceiling of the crypt._
   - _The library occupies a long vaulted room that was once the monastery's chapter house._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/vaulted (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).