Volant

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Flying or capable of flying.
  • adj. Moving quickly or nimbly; agile.
  • adj. Heraldry Depicted with the wings extended as in flying.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Having extended wings as if flying.
  • adj. Flying, or able to fly.
  • adj. Moving quickly or lightly, as though flying; nimble.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Passing through the air upon wings, or as if upon wings; flying; hence, passing from place to place; current.
  • adj. Nimble; light and quick; active; rapid.
  • adj. Represented as flying, or having the wings spread.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Passing through the air; flying.
  • Able to fly; capable of flight; volitant: correlated with reptant, natant, gradient, etc.
  • Freely passing from place to place; current.
  • Light and quick; nimble; rapid; active.
  • In heraldry: Represented as flying: noting a bird.
  • Represented as if in the air, not supported by anything, or creeping: noting insects or other fly ing creatures: as, a hive surrounded by bees volant
  • n. A shuttlecock; hence, one who fluctuates between two parties; a trimmer.
  • n. A flounce, whether of a woman's skirt, or of a cover or curtain, or the like, especially when rich and decorative: as, a volant of point lace.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. with wings extended in a flying position
  • Equivalent
    winged   
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    flying    current    nimble    active    rapid   
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