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vo⋅lant

  [voh-luhnt]
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–adjective
1. engaged in or having the power of flight.
2. moving lightly; nimble.
–noun
3. Also called volant piece. Armor. a reinforcing piece for the brow of a helmet.
Origin:
1500–10; < F, prp. of voler to fly < L volāre; see -ant
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vo·lant   (vō'lənt)   
adj.  

  1. Flying or capable of flying.

  2. Moving quickly or nimbly; agile.

  3. Heraldry Depicted with the wings extended as in flying.


[Latin volāns, volant-, present participle of volāre, to fly. Sense 3, from French, from Old French, present participle of voler, to fly, from Latin volāre.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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volant 
"flying," 1509, 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 trans. meaning "to make fly."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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