volant

English

Etymology

From Middle French volant, present participle of voler (“to fly”), from Latin volāre.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈvəʊlənt/

Adjective

volant (not comparable)

1. (heraldry) Having extended wings as if flying.
2. Flying, or able to fly.
3. Moving quickly or lightly, as though flying; nimble.
   • 1891, Mary Noailles Murfree, In the "Stranger People's" Country, Nebraska 2005, p. 209:

     he turned to catch through the trees a flitting glimpse of her light dress, her volant attitude, as she sped silently and secretly back to the waiting group on the porch.

Anagrams

• Voltan

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Catalan

Adjective

volant (feminine volanta, masculine plural volants, feminine plural volantes)

1. flying

Noun

volant m (plural volants)

1. steering wheel
2. (badminton) shuttlecock
3. badminton
4. tassel

Verb

volant

1. present participle of volar

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Czech

Etymology

From French volant (“steering wheel”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

volant m

1. steering wheel

Further reading

• volant in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• volant in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɔlɑ̃/

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Participle

volant

1. present participle of voler

   Voici un oiseau volant.

   Here's a flying bird.

Noun

volant m (plural volants)

1. steering wheel
2. (technical) flywheel
3. flounce
4. (badminton) shuttlecock, birdie

Derived terms

• au volant

Anagrams

• lovant

Further reading

• “volant” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Italian

Etymology

French

Noun

volant m (invariable)

1. frill, flounce

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Latin

Verb

volant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of volō