volant

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvəʊlənt/

Adjective

volant (not comparable)

1. (heraldry) Having extended wings as if flying.
2. (heraldry) Represented as unsupported in the air.
3. Flying, or able to fly.
4. 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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [buˈlan]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [voˈlant]

Adjective

volant m or f (masculine and feminine plural volants)

1. flying

Noun

volant m (plural volants)

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

Verb

volant

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Czech

Etymology

From French volant (“steering wheel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvolant/

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Noun

1. steering wheel

Further reading

• Template:R:PSJC
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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɔ.lɑ̃/

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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

Further reading

• “volant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• lovant

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Italian

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] French

Noun

volant m (uncountable)

1. frill, flounce

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) volant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of volō