A piece of steel on a helmet, presenting an acute angle to the front.
·adj Nimble; light and quick; active; rapid. II. Volant ·adj Represented as flying, or having the w...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
The old name for a gun of large calibre used in the French navy, whence the term was adopted into ou...
The Sailor's Word-Book
A name applied by the French to a Quaker or wooden gun on board ship; but it was adopted by our earl...