Pole vaulting

/pˈəʊl vˈɒltɪŋ/

/pˈoʊl vˈɑːltɪŋ/

Pole vaulting

a competition that involves jumping over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole

synonyms : pole jump

Examples

1. Over the years, pole vaulting changed from being a pragmatic mode of transportation to a sport.

2. Then there’s pole vaulting another sport with slashed records, and another one that depends a lot on advances in materials science.

3. So you train it like doing pole vaulting.

4. I could do it if I had to but on the bright side the Olympic Mexican pole vaulting team is number one in the world right now.