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
"The volante?" exclaimed Tobie; "what in the deuce is that?"
From San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams by Kock, Charles Paul de
The volante was sometimes splendidly decorated with costly silver platings and rich stuffs.
From Cuba Past and Present by Davey, Richard
Here and there we pass a private volante, distinguished by rich silver mountings and postilions in livery.
From To Cuba and Back by Dana, Richard Henry
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