Ma'anar ƙamus na "Pole vault" wani waƙa ne da filin wasa wanda mutum ya yi amfani da dogon sanda mai sassauƙa (yawanci ana yin shi da fiberglass ko fiber carbon) don tsalle a kan sandar kwance a tsayi. Dan wasan ya bi titin jirgin sama, ya dasa sandar a wani wuri da aka kebe, kuma ya yi amfani da karfin tuwo don yawo a kan sandar. Dole ne dan wasan ya share sandar ba tare da buga shi ba, kuma mai nasara shi ne dan wasan da ya share mafi tsayi.