pole vault
noun
: a vault with the aid of a pole
specifically
: a field event consisting of a vault for height over a crossbar
pole-vaulter
noun
or pole vaulter
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The state's Democrat majority voted to censure her for writing a social media post that identified a trans athlete who won a girls' state pole vault competition in February.
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Aren’t there any girls’ high-school pole vaulting competitions coming up in Maine this weekend?
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2025
On a Monday last month, after a conservative Maine legislator expressed outrage on Facebook about a transgender girl winning a high school pole vaulting event, the hammer of the federal government began to swing.
—Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 11 Mar. 2025
Libby has been a central figure in this opposition, having drawn attention to the issue initially with a social media post identifying a trans athlete who won a girls' pole vault competition in February.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Aren’t there any girls’ high-school pole vaulting competitions coming up in Maine this weekend?
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2025
On a Monday last month, after a conservative Maine legislator expressed outrage on Facebook about a transgender girl winning a high school pole vaulting event, the hammer of the federal government began to swing.
—Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 11 Mar. 2025
Libby has been a central figure in this opposition, having drawn attention to the issue initially with a social media post identifying a trans athlete who won a girls' pole vault competition in February.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Pole vault.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pole%20vault. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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