volante — meaning in English
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English meaning
- flywheel noun A heavy rotating wheel or mass that keeps a machine running at a steady speed, or stores energy, as the energy supplied or released varies.
- shuttlecock noun A light, cone-shaped object with a cork or rubber tip, hit like a ball in badminton.
Senses
volante is used for these senses in English:
- defensive midfielder (soccer) A midfield player who specializes more in defensive duties.
- flywheel (mechanical engineering) A rotating mass used to maintain the speed of a machine within certain limits while the machine receives or releases energy at a varying rate, or as a form of energy storage.
- shuttlecock (countable) A lightweight object that is conical in shape with a cork or rubber-covered nose, used in badminton the way a ball is used in other racquet games. [from early 16th c.]
- steering wheel A wheel-shaped control that is rotated by the driver to steer, existing in most modern land vehicles.
shuttlecock — full definition
- noun A light, cone-shaped object with a cork or rubber tip, hit like a ball in badminton.
- noun Another word for the sport of badminton.
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