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volant
[ voh-luhnt ]
adjective
- engaged in or having the power of flight.
- moving lightly; nimble.
- Heraldry. (of a bird) represented as having the wings extended for flight:
an eagle volant clutching a fish in its claws.
noun
- Also called volant piece. Armor. a reinforcing piece for the brow of a helmet.
volant
/ ˈvəʊlənt /
adjective
- usually postpositive heraldry in a flying position
- rare.flying or capable of flight
- poetic.moving lightly or agilely; nimble
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- non·vo·lant adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of volant1
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Example Sentences
He bounds from the earth as if his entrails were hairs; le cheval volant, the Pegasus qui a les narines de feu!
At a small distance was an iron passe-volant of 16 pounds, which discharged cartridge shot.
Quebec now also trembled for itself, and it was at this time that de Lauson reestablished the "camp volant."
The over-breastplate was also called the volant—a defence much used in tilts in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
Sorte d'insecte volant qui porte des cornes dentelées, comme celles du cerf.
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