Volans

American  

[voh-lanz] / ˈvoʊ lænz /

noun

Astronomy.

genitive

Volantis

1. the Flying Fish, a southern constellation between Carina and Hydrus.

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Volans British  

/ ˈvəʊlænz /

noun

1. a small constellation in the S hemisphere lying between Carina and Hydrus

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Etymology

Origin of Volans

< Latin, present participle of volāre to fly

Example Sentences

John Elkington, founder of Volans, is an authority on corporate sustainability and he believes the tide is turning.

From BBC • Aug. 22, 2020

“What is remarkable is that Interface has stuck with Mission Zero through thick and thin,” says John Elkington, executive chairman of Volans, a London-based consultant, and a leading authority on corporate sustainability.

From BusinessWeek • Sep. 4, 2014

Written and directed by Alan Ayckbourn; sets and costumes by Jane Bee Brown; lighting by Tigger Johnson; production stage manager, Sue Volans; fight director, Kate Waters.

From New York Times • Jun. 4, 2014

Volans also says that Faber's partnership with Touch Press – which previously published another landmark iPad book-app, The Elements – was a key reason for The Waste Land's success.

From The Guardian • Aug. 8, 2011

"Volans liquidis in nubibus arsit arundo Signavitque viam flammis, tenuisque recessit Consumta in ventos."

From Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2 by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron