the pole vault
noun/ðə ˈpəʊl vɔːlt/
/ðə ˈpəʊl vɔːlt/
[singular]- a sporting event in which people try to jump over a high bar, using a long thin straight piece of wood or fibreglass to push themselves off the groundTopics Sports: other sportsc2
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