au vol

American

[oh vol] / oʊ ˈvɒl /

noun

Falconry.

a cry used to encourage a hawk to fly.

Etymology

Origin of au vol

< French: to the flight. See volley

Example Sentences

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She acts well and naturally, and with intelligence, without exerting herself; she has the happy faculty of understanding and seizing things au vol, instead of studying them.

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