volante
Americanadverb
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
"There is Tante O'Donoghue fully displayed, haut volante as she might say herself," here interrupted Mr. Landale with a laugh.
From The Light of Scarthey by Castle, Egerton
The most common carriage is the volante, but there are some carriages in the English style, with servants in livery on the box.
From To Cuba and Back by Dana, Richard Henry
He remained with us for some time, sitting under the veranda, the silvered volante and its black horses and black postilion standing under the trees.
From To Cuba and Back by Dana, Richard Henry
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