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Dictionary: vo·lant   ('lənt) pronunciation

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.]


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Meaning #1: (heraldry) with wings extended in a flying position


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