volant

ˈvoʊlənt

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Definition of volant - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

air movement

Rare

moving quickly through the air

Rare

The volant arrow whizzed past the target.

flying

soaring

heraldry

Rare

having wings extended as if flying

Rare

The eagle was shown volant on the shield.

flying

soaring

winged

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Origin of volant

French, volant (flying)

Examples of volant in a sentence

Leaves became volant in the autumn wind.
The crest featured a lion volant above the castle.
In the emblem, the dove appeared volant, symbolizing peace.

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French:volant, en vol, ...
German:fliegend, schwebend, ...
Italian:volante, in volo, ...
Spanish:volador, en vuelo, ...
Portuguese:volante, em voo, ...
Chinese:飞行的, 展翅的, ...
Japanese:素早く飛ぶ, 飛翔している, ...
Arabic:مُحَلِّق, طارِد, ...
Hebrew:מָעוּפָה, פּוֹרֵשׂ כְּנָפַיִם, ...
Russian:быстро летящий, летящий, ...
Ukrainian:летючий, ...
Hindi:हवा में तेजी से चलने वाला, उड़ान की मुद्रा में, ...
Bengali:উড়ন্ত, পাখাযুক্ত, ...
Catalan:volador, ...
Czech:letící, rozkřídlený, ...
Danish:flyvende, ...
Dutch:vliegend, met gespreide vleugels, ...
Greek:ιπτάμενος, με φτερά εκτεταμένα, ...
Hungarian:röppenő, repülő helyzetben ábrázolt, ...
Khmer:ហោះឆ្លងកាត់អាកាសយ៉ាងលឿន, មានស្លាបលាតសន្ធឹងដូចកំពុងហោះ, ...
Korean:날아가는, 날개를 펼친, ...
Persian:پرنده, پروازکننده, ...
Polish:latający, w locie, ...
Portuguese (BR):rápido no ar, em voo, ...
Romanian:zburător, ...
Swedish:flygande, vingad, ...
Thai:บิน, กางปีก, ...
Turkish:uçan, uçuş, ...
Vietnamese:bay, dang cánh, ...

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