volte
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
volte /vɒlt, vəʊlt/ (also volt)
▶noun
- 1 Fencing a sudden quick movement to escape a thrust, especially a swing of the rear leg to turn the body sideways.
- 2 Riding a movement in which a horse describes a circle.
– origin C17: from Fr., from Ital. volta ‘a turn’.
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