Meaning of "pole-vault" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF POLE-VAULT

pole-vault  [ˈpəʊlˌvɔːlt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POLE-VAULT

Pole-Vault is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb pole-vault in English.

WHAT DOES POLE-VAULT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pole vault

Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to jump over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, Cretans and Celts. It has been a full medal event at the Olympic Games since 1896 for men and 2000 for women. It is typically classified as one of the four major jumping events in athletics, alongside the high jump, long jump and triple jump. It is unusual among track and field sports in that it requires a significant amount of specialised equipment in order to participate, even at a basic level. A number of elite pole vaulters have had backgrounds in gymnastics, including world record breakers Yelena Isinbayeva and Brian Sternberg, reflecting the similar physical attributes required for the sports.

Definition of pole-vault in the English dictionary

The definition of pole-vault in the dictionary is to perform a pole vault or compete in the pole vault.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO POLE-VAULT

PRESENT

Present

I pole-vault

you pole-vault

he/she/it pole-vaults

we pole-vault

you pole-vault

they pole-vault

Present continuous

I am pole-vaulting

you are pole-vaulting

he/she/it is pole-vaulting

we are pole-vaulting

you are pole-vaulting

they are pole-vaulting

Present perfect

I have pole-vaulted

you have pole-vaulted

he/she/it has pole-vaulted

we have pole-vaulted

you have pole-vaulted

they have pole-vaulted

Present perfect continuous

I have been pole-vaulting

you have been pole-vaulting

he/she/it has been pole-vaulting

we have been pole-vaulting

you have been pole-vaulting

they have been pole-vaulting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I pole-vaulted

you pole-vaulted

he/she/it pole-vaulted

we pole-vaulted

you pole-vaulted

they pole-vaulted

Past continuous

I was pole-vaulting

you were pole-vaulting

he/she/it was pole-vaulting

we were pole-vaulting

you were pole-vaulting

they were pole-vaulting

Past perfect

I had pole-vaulted

you had pole-vaulted

he/she/it had pole-vaulted

we had pole-vaulted

you had pole-vaulted

they had pole-vaulted

Past perfect continuous

I had been pole-vaulting

you had been pole-vaulting

he/she/it had been pole-vaulting

we had been pole-vaulting

you had been pole-vaulting

they had been pole-vaulting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will pole-vault

you will pole-vault

he/she/it will pole-vault

we will pole-vault

you will pole-vault

they will pole-vault

Future continuous

I will be pole-vaulting

you will be pole-vaulting

he/she/it will be pole-vaulting

we will be pole-vaulting

you will be pole-vaulting

they will be pole-vaulting

Future perfect

I will have pole-vaulted

you will have pole-vaulted

he/she/it will have pole-vaulted

we will have pole-vaulted

you will have pole-vaulted

they will have pole-vaulted

Future perfect continuous

I will have been pole-vaulting

you will have been pole-vaulting

he/she/it will have been pole-vaulting

we will have been pole-vaulting

you will have been pole-vaulting

they will have been pole-vaulting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would pole-vault

you would pole-vault

he/she/it would pole-vault

we would pole-vault

you would pole-vault

they would pole-vault

Conditional continuous

I would be pole-vaulting

you would be pole-vaulting

he/she/it would be pole-vaulting

we would be pole-vaulting

you would be pole-vaulting

they would be pole-vaulting

Conditional perfect

I would have pole-vault

you would have pole-vault

he/she/it would have pole-vault

we would have pole-vault

you would have pole-vault

they would have pole-vault

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been pole-vaulting

you would have been pole-vaulting

he/she/it would have been pole-vaulting

we would have been pole-vaulting

you would have been pole-vaulting

they would have been pole-vaulting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you pole-vault
we let´s pole-vault
you pole-vault

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to pole-vault

Past participle

pole-vaulted

Present Participle

pole-vaulting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF POLE-VAULT

Find out the translation of pole-vault to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of pole-vault from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pole-vault» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 撑竿跳
• Translator English - Spanish: salto con pértiga
• English: pole-vault
• Translator English - Hindi: पोल वॉल्ट
• Translator English - Arabic: القفز بالزانة
• Translator English - Russian: по прыжкам с шестом
• Translator English - Portuguese: salto com vara
• Translator English - Bengali: মেরু-axed
• Translator English - French: saut à la perche
• Translator English - Malay: Pole-axed
• Translator English - German: Stabhochsprung
• Translator English - Japanese: 極 - ボールト
• Translator English - Korean: 극 볼트
• Translator English - Javanese: Pole-axed
• Translator English - Vietnamese: cực ngăn
• Translator English - Tamil: துருவ-குறை
• Translator English - Marathi: पोल अहेड
• Translator English - Turkish: kutup-sarstım
• Translator English - Italian: pole - vault
• Translator English - Polish: sklepienie biegunów
• Translator English - Ukrainian: зі стрибків з жердиною
• Translator English - Romanian: poli - vault
• Translator English - Greek: pole - θόλο
• Translator English - Afrikaans: paalspring
• Translator English - Swedish: pole - vault
• Translator English - Norwegian: stavsprang

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POLE-VAULT»

Discover the use of pole-vault in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pole-vault and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Above and Beyond: Tim Mack, the Pole Vault, and the Quest ...

His jump of 19 feet 61/4 inches was not only Mack's personal best but the highest in Olympic history. Award-winning sports columnist Bill Livingston follows Mack as he practices one of the world's most dangerous and demanding sports.

Bill Livingston, 2008

Fundamentals of Track and Field

POLE-VAULT BOX You can fabricate a pole-vault box without much difficulty, but be sure that it is built strongly and angled correctly at the sides to allow for the movement the pole. The box must be rigidly seated in the ground according to ...

Gerry Carr, Gerald A. Carr, 1999

Popular Science

A fast run and a carbon-fiber pole create 20 feet of vertical THE POLE VAULT is all about energy conversion. The kinetic energy built up during the vaulter's run turns into potential energy stored in the pole as the vaulter bends it nearly 90 ...

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Science for Exercise and Sport

Kinetic energy Potential energy Kinetic energy Figure 6.2 Transformation of energy during a pole-vault take-ofi a vertical jump starting from a standing position. You will observe that the height jumped using the second technique is greater due ...

Craig A. Williams, David V. B. James, 2001

Biomechanical Analysis of Fundamental Human Movements

Pole vault this js done will depend upon the capabilities of the long jumper. For example, a long jumper who is a top-class sprinter but not so Stiff Flexible good a vertical jumper may have to adopt the strategy described. Poorer sprinters will ...

Arthur E. Chapman

USA Track & Field Coaching Manual

When the athlete shows a consistent approach and tall, aggressive plant position and takeoff, he or she may progress to the pole vault runway. Recreate the drill described above on the pole vault runway, having the athlete use the same five ...

Joseph L. Rogers, 2000

The Sports Rules Book

the pole vault, where competitors use a ◾ flexible pole in attempting to vault over a crossbar; the long jump, where competitors sprint ◾ to a takeoff board and attempt to leap the farthest into a sand pit; and the triple jump, where competitors  ...

Human Kinetics (Organization), 2009

Mechanics of the Pole Vault

Biomechanik, Leichtathletik, Stabhochsprung.

Richard V. Ganslen, 1980

Practical Sports Nutrition

This is a particular feature of the combined events in which the athlete undertakes three to five events on a single day (men's decathlon day 1: 100 m, long jump, shot put, high jump, and 400 m; day 2: 110 m hurdles, discus, pole vault, javelin, ...

Louise Burke, 2007

Winning Track and Field for Girls

The pole vault is one of the most exciting spectator events in track and field. You do not have to understand all the intricacies to appreciate an athlete speeding down the runway with a pole more than twice her height, then flinging herself over ...

Facts On File, Incorporated, 2009

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POLE-VAULT»

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Cuban Pole-Vaulter Yarisley Silva Keeps Cuba 4th in Toronto on …

The Cuban pole-vault star kept the crown won in the previous edition of Guadalajara 2011, this time with 4.85 meters, with which she set a ... «Cuba News, Jul 15»