volante

[ voh-lahn-tey; Italian vaw-lahn-te ]

/ voʊˈlɑn teɪ; Italian vɔˈlɑn tɛ /

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moving lightly and quickly.

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1785–95; <Italian: volant

The public vehicle called a victoria is a sort of four-wheeled calash, and it has entirely superseded the volante for city use.
Due South or Cuba Past and Present|Maturin M. Ballou
Page 292, Footnote 129: 'quas ivolante' corrected to 'quasi volante'.
Feudal England -- Historical Studies On The Eleventh And Twelfth Centuries|J.H. Round
He wears a double breastplate, of which the outer piece is called volante.
The Arts and Crafts of Older Spain, Volume I (of 3)|Leonard Williams
The most common carriage is the volante, but there are some carriages in the English style, with servants in livery on the box.
To Cuba and Back|Richard Henry Dana

Here and there we pass a private volante, distinguished by rich silver mountings and postilions in livery.
To Cuba and Back|Richard Henry Dana