| volan-, vola- (Latin: to fly; flying; flies).Volans: A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere.
 volant: 1. Flying or able to fly.  2. Moving quickly or nimbly; agile. 3. In heraldry, depicted, or shown, with the wings stretched as if in flight. volatile: 1. Evaporating readily at normal pressures and temperatures. vol-au-vent: A light pastry shell containing a ragout of fish or meat. 2. Capable of being readily vaporized. 3. Changeable, especially, fickle or inconstant. 4. Given to violence, explosive. 5. Flighty, lighthearted. 6. Fleeting, ephemeral. volley: 1. Simultaneous discharge of several missiles.  2. The missiles thus discharged. 3. A bursting forth. 4. A shot, especially in tennis, made by hitting the ball before it touches the ground (while it's still "flying"). |