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volante

American

[voh-lahn-tey, vaw-lahn-te] / voʊˈlɑn teɪ, vɔˈlɑn tɛ /

adverb

Music.

moving lightly and quickly.

Etymology

Origin of volante

1785–95; < Italian: volant

Example Sentences

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Al final del evento, Raquel Regalado se puso al volante de su Hyundai Elantra y salió conduciendo ella misma.

From Washington Times • Mar. 10, 2015

The banquet room was equipped with an ingenious table volante, which could be lowered into the cellar, raised up again laden with delicacies.

From Time Magazine Archive

The volante comes for us next day, with Roqu�, brightest of all living caleseros, fixed in his boots and saddle.

From A Trip to Cuba by Howe, Julia Ward

I assisted him in placing his wife in a volante then passing, and she was safely conveyed to the hotel.

From Caxton's Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches. by Rhodes, W. H. (William Henry)

I have taken a fancy for the strange-looking two-horse volante.

From To Cuba and Back by Dana, Richard Henry

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