vaulting

Etymology

noun

1. The practice of constructing vaults, or a particular method of such construction.
2. A vaulted structure; such structures treated as a group.
   Spreading over the high vaultings and walls, the traditional scenes from the life of Christ are depicted on an immense scale. 1928, Robert Byron, chapter 16, in The Station: Travels to the Holy Mountain of Greece
3. The sport of gymnastics and dance routines performed on horseback, and on the longe line.

verb

1. present participle and gerund of vault

adj

1. Leaning upward or over.
2. (figurative) Exaggerated or overreaching.
   On Long Bets […] there is an open bet between the British astrophysicist Martin Rees, a noted worrier over apocalyptic possibilities, and Harvard University’s Steven Pinker, famous for his vaulting optimism. 2021-05-29, Ross Douthat, “Why the Lab Leak Theory Matters”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
3. performing