volante

[ voh-lahn-tey; Italian vaw-lahn-te ]

/ voʊˈlɑn teɪ; Italian vɔˈlɑn tɛ /

moving lightly and quickly.

Origin of volante

1785–95; < Italian: volant

vol., vola, volacious, volans, volant, volante, volapuk, volapük, volar, volary, volatile

But it is written, the volante shall not upset,—and so it does not.

A Trip to Cuba |Julia Ward Howe
When we reached the convent gate, the second volante was empty.

Rita |Laura E. Richards
I assisted him in placing his wife in a volante then passing, and she was safely conveyed to the hotel.

Caxton's Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches. |W. H. Rhodes
Don Antoico he tells us, has gone before on horseback;—we mount the volante, and follow.

A Trip to Cuba |Julia Ward Howe

The volante is as worthy of a description as the gondola of Venice.

The Three Lieutenants |W.H.G. Kingston