volant

vo·lant  (vlnt)

adj.

1. Flying or capable of flying.

2. Moving quickly or nimbly; agile.

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

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[Latin volns, volant-, present participle of volre, to fly. Sense 3, from French, from Old French, present participle of voler, to fly, from Latin volre.]

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volant [ˈvəʊlənt]

adj

1. (History / Heraldry) (usually postpositive) Heraldry in a flying position

2. Rare flying or capable of flight

3. Poetic moving lightly or agilely; nimble

[from French: flying, from voler to fly, from Latin volāre]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

volant - with wings extended in a flying position heraldry - the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies winged - having wings or as if having wings of a specified kind; "the winged feet of Mercury";