Skip to main content
Glite Dictionary
virgin vault

virgin vault

9.9
A locked space for valuable things that no one has opened
  • noun
translation icon : bóveda virgen
  • As they excavated the site, the team discovered a virgin vault filled with ancient artifacts that had remained sealed for centuries.

Examples

  • The archaeologist was overjoyed to find a virgin vault beneath the ruins.

  • They used cutting-edge equipment to survey the virgin vault before opening it.

  • Rumors spread quickly about the virgin vault rumored to contain priceless jewels.

  • The virgin vault was discovered during the excavation.

  • I found a virgin vault hidden behind the wall.

  • The archaeologist was overjoyed to find a virgin vault beneath the ancient ruins, untouched by previous explorers.

  • They used cutting-edge equipment to survey the virgin vault hidden within the mountain, ensuring it had never been opened.

Synonyms

vault
vsvirgin vault
238 4.8

A strong locked room or digital place for keeping valuable things safe

is unopened and never accessed rather than a regularly used secure room
cache
vsvirgin vault
43 6.0

A secret store of things like money or food kept for future use

is unused and unopened rather than hidden for later retrieval
depository
vsvirgin vault
26 5.9

A safe place where people keep documents or other valuable items

is specifically unused and unopened rather than a general storage facility

How Untouched

virgin vault
9.9
vault
238 4.8

Surface Forms

virgin vault singular
virgin vaults plural

Morphology

virgin + vault

The adjective 'virgin' (unused, untouched) combined with 'vault' (a secure storage) yields a directly predictable meaning: an unused or unopened storage compartment. This compositional relation follows normal adjective+noun semantics and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both words.

Etymology

Virgin vault comes from the image of a closed vault that is virgin, meaning 'untouched' and 'never opened'. So it now means a storage place that has not been opened, used, or explored before.