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 (SAHL-toh kohm PAYR-tee-ghah)
Mandarin撑杆跳高 (chuhng gahn tyow gow)
Hindiबाँस कूद (bahnns kood)
Arabicالقفز بالزانة (ahl-KAH-fahz beez-ZAH-nah)
Russianпрыжки с шестом (prish-KYI s shis-TOHM)
Portuguese (EU)salto com vara (SAHL-tuu kohm VAH-ruh)
Portuguese (BR)salto com vara (SOW-tuu kohng VAH-ra)
Japanese棒高跳び (bohu-tah-kah-toh-BEE-bee)
GermanStabhochsprung (SHTAHP-hohkhshp-ruung)
Urduپول والٹ (POHL WAHLT)
Punjabiਪੋਲ ਵਾਲਟ (pohl VAH-luht)
Korean장대높이뛰기 (JAHNG-de-noh-peed-wee-gee)
Hebrewקפיצה במוט
Greekάλμα επί κοντώ (AHL-mah ay-pee koh-DOH)
Dutchpolsstokhoogspringen (PAWLS-tawk-hohkhsp-ri-nguhn)
Tagalogpaglundag gamit ang poste (pahg-LOON-dahg GAH-meet ahng POHS-tuh)
Vietnamesenhảy sào (nyahy sow)
Turkishsırıkla atlama (su-RUK-lah AHT-lah-mah)
Persianپرش با نیزه (PAH-raysh bah NAY-zay)
Polishskok o tyczce (skawk aw TICH-tse)
Ukrainianстрибки з жердиною (STRIP-ki z zher-DI-noh-yoo)
Bengaliপোল ভল্ট (pohl BAWL-taw)
Swedishstavhopp (STAHV-hawp)
Italiansalto con l'asta (SAHL-toh kohn LAHS-tah)

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