Volant

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Volant \Vo"lant\ (?; 277), a. [L. volans, -antis, p. pr. of
     volare to fly: cf. F. volant.]
     1. Passing through the air upon wings, or as if upon wings;
        flying; hence, passing from place to place; current.
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              English silver now was current, and our gold volant
              in the pope's court.                  --Fuller.
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     2. Nimble; light and quick; active; rapid. "His volant
        touch." --Milton.
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     3. (Her.) Represented as flying, or having the wings spread;
        as, an eagle volant.
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     {Volant piece} (Anc. Armor), an adjustable piece of armor,
        for guarding the throat, etc., in a joust.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  volant
       adj : with wings extended in a flying position [syn: {volant(ip)}]

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Volant, PA (borough, FIPS 80368)
    Location: 41.11364 N, 80.25906 W
    Population (1990): 152 (71 housing units)
    Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 16156

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Volant, PA -- U.S. borough in Pennsylvania
     Population (2000):    113
     Housing Units (2000): 64
     Land area (2000):     0.113989 sq. miles (0.295230 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.113989 sq. miles (0.295230 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            80368
     Located within:       Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
     Location:             41.114489 N, 80.259463 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     16156
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Volant, PA
      Volant