volant

volant
volant (adj.) "flying," c.1500, from M.Fr., from L. volantem (nom. volans), prp. of volare "to fly," of unknown origin. Fr. voler, lit. "to fly," in 16c. acquired a sense of "to steal," via the transitive meaning "to make fly."

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  • Volant — (de) …   Kölsch Dialekt Lexikon

  • volant — volant, ante 1. (vo lan, lan t ) adj. 1°   Qui a la faculté de voler, quoique appartenant à une classe d êtres qui ne jouit pas de ce pouvoir. Un poisson volant. Un dragon volant. •   Ô dieux ! ce char volant, disparu dans la nue, La dérobe à sa… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • Volant — Borough de los Estados Unidos Un granero en Volant …   Wikipedia Español

  • Volant — Vo lant (?; 277), a. [L. volans, antis, p. pr. of volare to fly: cf. F. volant.] 1. Passing through the air upon wings, or as if upon wings; flying; hence, passing from place to place; current. [1913 Webster] English silver now was current, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • volant — Volant, [vol]ante. adj. v. Qui a la faculté de voler, Dragon volant. poissons volans. On appelle, Cerf volant, Un petit insecte, qui est une espece de haneton avec de petites cornes. Cerf volant, est aussi une petite machine de papier avec des… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Volant — Sm Besatz, Steuerrad per. Wortschatz arch. (19. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus frz. volant, zu frz. voler fliegen , aus l. volāre. Die Bedeutung Steuerrad aus den älteren Bedeutungen Flügel einer Windmühle, Schwungrad .    Ebenso nndl. volant,… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • Volant — Volant, PA U.S. borough in Pennsylvania Population (2000): 113 Housing Units (2000): 64 Land area (2000): 0.113989 sq. miles (0.295230 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.113989 sq. miles (0.295230 …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Volant, PA — U.S. borough in Pennsylvania Population (2000): 113 Housing Units (2000): 64 Land area (2000): 0.113989 sq. miles (0.295230 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.113989 sq. miles (0.295230 sq. km)… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • volant — [vō′lənt] adj. [< Fr or L: Fr volant < L volans, prp. of volare, to fly] 1. flying or capable of flying 2. nimble; agile; quick 3. Heraldry represented as flying [a crane volant] …   English World dictionary

  • Volant [1] — Volant (v. lat.), fliegend, flatternd …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Volant [2] — Volant (fr. spr. Wolang), 1) der Federball; 2) loser Besatz, Falbel …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

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