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volante — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • badminton noun A racquet sport in which players hit a shuttlecock back and forth over a net, played as singles or doubles.
  • flyer noun A printed sheet, usually advertising an event or product, handed out or posted publicly.
  • flying adj Able to fly, or moving through the air.
  • frill noun A strip of pleated fabric or paper used as decoration or trim.
  • ruffle noun A gathered, frilled strip of fabric used as decoration on clothing.
  • shuttlecock noun 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.

Senses

volante is used for these senses in English:

  • badminton (uncountable) A racquet sport played indoors on a court by two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs of players (doubles), in which a shuttlecock is volleyed over a net and the competitions are presided by an umpire in British English and a referee in American English.
  • flying That flies or can fly.
  • 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.
  • frill A strip of pleated fabric or paper used as decoration or trim.
  • ruffle (zoology) The connected series of large egg capsules, or oothecae, of several species of American marine gastropods of the genus Fulgur.
  • 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.

flyer — full definition

  1. noun A printed sheet, usually advertising an event or product, handed out or posted publicly.
  2. noun A person who travels frequently by airplane.

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