Volant

Flying, rapid, light. Flywheel. Handwheel, actuating wheel. Shuttlecock. Sail of windmill. Upper topsail. Head (of steam). Volant de point age en hauteur. Handwheel for giving angle-of-sight elevation—Volant de point age en direction. Traversing handwheel.—Volant des hau es. Hlevating handwheel for range.—Volant de frein. Brake handwheel. —Volant de change ment de marc he. Reversing handwheel. —Tourner au volant. To start (an engine) by turning the flywheel. Petit volant, grand volant, volant d’artimon. Upper topsails of fore, main, and mizen masts. [p.616]