AskDefine | Define volante

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Italian

Adjective

  1. flying
  2. loose (of a page)
  3. freelance

Noun

  1. steering wheel (of a car)
  2. Italian police car

Synonyms

Verb form

volante

Derived terms

Portuguese

Noun

volante
  1. steering wheel.

See also

Spanish

Noun

volante

Extensive Definition

Volante was the name given to the groups of Brazilian government armies and police soldiers whose job was to hunt and kill the cangaceiros. The members of the volantes were called "monkeys" by the cangaceiros.
Regarding cars, see Aston Martin Volante.
Volante means Flying in both the Italian and French language.
The Volante is the University of South Dakota's campus-based newspaper.
volante in Spanish: Volante (desambiguación)
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