volant
volant
[ˈvəʊlənt]
adjective
[ˈvəʊlənt]
adjective
- (Zoology)(of an animal) able to fly or glide
(动)（动物）能飞的，能滑翔的
newly volant young.
刚会飞的幼崽。
■of, relating to, or characterized by flight
飞一般的，飞速的
volant ways of life.
节奏极快的生活方式。
■[usu. postpositive](Heraldry)represented as flying
(纹章)做飞行状的
a falcon volant.
一只展翅的猎鹰。
■(poetic/literary)moving rapidly or lightly
(诗／文)快速移动的，飞快的
her sails caught a volant wind.
她的帆遇上了疾风。
- mid 16th cent. (as a military term in the sense 'capable of rapid movement'): from French, literally flying', present participle of voler, from Latin volare 'to fly'
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