A name applied by the French to a Quaker or wooden gun on board ship; but it was adopted by our early voyagers as also expressing a movable piece of ordnance.
·adj ·Alt. of <<Passee>>. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·adj Nimble; light and quick; active; rapid. II. Volant ·adj Represented as flying, or having the w...
A piece of steel on a helmet, presenting an acute angle to the front. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·noun A master key; a latchkey. II. Passe partout ·noun That by which one can pass anywhere; a safe...
The old name for a gun of large calibre used in the French navy, whence the term was adopted into ou...