volan-, vola-, volat- +
(Latin: to fly; flying; flies)
volitant
1. Able to fly, flying, or capable of flight.
2. Engaged in or having the power of flight.
3. Moving quickly or moving about rapidly or constantly.
2. Engaged in or having the power of flight.
3. Moving quickly or moving about rapidly or constantly.
volitation
1. The act, or power, of flying; flight.
2. The ability to fly.
2. The ability to fly.
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").
5. Etymology: from 1573, "discharge of a number of guns at once", from Middle French (c.1400-c.1600) volee, "flight" (about the 12th century); from Vulgar Latin volta; from Latom volatum; from volare, "to fly".
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").
5. Etymology: from 1573, "discharge of a number of guns at once", from Middle French (c.1400-c.1600) volee, "flight" (about the 12th century); from Vulgar Latin volta; from Latom volatum; from volare, "to fly".
In the sporting sense (originally in tennis) is from the notion of hitting the ball in "flight". "Volleyball" is from about 1896.
volplane
1. To glide toward the earth in an airplane with the engine turned off.
2. To move by gliding or to travel, or to move, by gliding.
2. To move by gliding or to travel, or to move, by gliding.
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