noun · Sports & Play

pole vault

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The meaning (definition) of the word pole vault

a sport where you use a long pole to jump over a high bar

The word pole vault used in a sentence

In pole vault, the athlete runs and jumps over a tall bar.

How the word pole vault is said around the world

Frenchsaut à la perche (soht ah lah persh)
Spanishsalto con pértiga (sahltoh kohm payrteeghah)
Mandarin撑杆跳高 (chēng gān tiào gāo)
Hindiबाँस कूद (bahnns kood)
Arabicالقفز بالزانة (ahlkahfahz beezzahnah)
Russianпрыжки с шестом (pryzhki s shestom)
Portuguese (EU)salto com vara (sahltuu kohm vahruh)
Portuguese (BR)salto com vara (sowtuu kohng vahra)
Japanese棒高跳び (bou takatobi bi)
GermanStabhochsprung (shtahphohkhshpruung)
Urduقطب والٹ (kuutuub vahlt)
Punjabiਪੋਲ ਵਾਲਟ (pohl vahluht)
Korean장대높이뛰기 (jangdaenopiddwigi)
Hebrewקפיצה במוט
Greekάλμα επί κοντώ (alma epi konto)
Dutchpolsstokhoogspringen (pawlstawkhohkhspringuhn)
Tagalogpaglundag gamit ang poste (pahgloondahg gahmeet ahng pohstuh)
Vietnamesenhảy sào (nyahy sow)
Turkishsırıkla atlama (suruklah ahtlahmah)
Persianپرش با نیزه (pahraysh bah nayzay)
Polishskok o tyczce (skawk aw tichtse)
Ukrainianстрибки з жердиною (strybky z zherdynoyu)
Bengaliপোল ভল্ট (pohl bawltaw)
Swedishstavhopp (stahvhawp)
Italiansalto con l'asta (sahltoh kohn lahstah)

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