volant

[ voh-luh nt ]

/ ˈvoʊ lənt /

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adjective

engaged in or having the power of flight.

moving lightly; nimble.

noun

Also called volant piece. Armor. a reinforcing piece for the brow of a helmet.

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Origin of volant

1500–10; < French, present participle of voler to fly < Latin volāre; see -ant

OTHER WORDS FROM volant

non·vo·lant, adjective

Words nearby volant

vol-au-vent, vol., vola, volacious, volans, volant, volante, volapuk, volapük, volar, volary

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Example sentences from the Web for volant

The appeal was comprehensible, and the charioteer, assiduously obliging, fell to posture of checking none too volant steeds.
The So-called Human Race|Bert Leston Taylor
The over-breastplate was also called the volant—a defence much used in tilts in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
Spanish Arms and Armour|Albert F. Calvert
Again his cheek wore the brightness of health; and his volant step, too often reminded him how narrow were his boundaries.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 2 (of 4)|Jane Porter
Indeed, many kinds of volant animals are endemic to the Solomons.
Systematics of Megachiropteran Bats in the Solomon Islands|Carleton J. Phillips

Verba volant, scripta manent—What is spoken flies, what is written remains.
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources|James Wood

British Dictionary definitions for volant

volant

/ (ˈvəʊlənt) /

adjective

(usually postpositive) heraldry in a flying position

rare flying or capable of flight

poetic moving lightly or agilely; nimble

Word Origin for volant

C16: from French: flying, from voler to fly, from Latin volāre

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volant

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