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volant

/voh-luhnt/US // ˈvoʊ lənt //UK // (ˈvəʊlənt) //

挥发,挥发性,挥霍,挥发者

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : engaged in or having the power of flight.
    • : moving lightly; nimble.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Also called volant piece .Armor. a reinforcing piece for the brow of a helmet.

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Examples

  • He bounds from the earth as if his entrails were hairs; le cheval volant, the Pegasus qui a les narines de feu!

  • At a small distance was an iron passe-volant of 16 pounds, which discharged cartridge shot.

  • Quebec now also trembled for itself, and it was at this time that de Lauson reestablished the "camp volant."

  • The over-breastplate was also called the volant—a defence much used in tilts in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.

  • Sorte d'insecte volant qui porte des cornes dentelées, comme celles du cerf.