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单词 volte
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Definition of volte in English:

volte

(also volt)
noun vəʊltvɒltvōlt
  • 1Fencing
    A sudden quick jump or other movement to escape a thrust, especially a swinging round of the rear leg to turn the body sideways.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He uses the term ‘voiding ‘for the volte or esquive.’
  • 2A movement performed in dressage and classical riding, in which a horse describes a circle of 6 yards diameter.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Figures such as voltes and squares were used to engage the horse's hind legs before a transition to a new gait.

Origin

Late 17th century (as a fencing term): from French, from Italian volta 'a turn', from volgere 'to turn'. sense 2 dates from the early 18th century.

 
 

Definition of volte in US English:

volte

nounvōlt
  • 1

    variant spelling of volt
  • 2A movement performed in dressage and classical riding, in which a horse describes a circle of 6 yards diameter.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Figures such as voltes and squares were used to engage the horse's hind legs before a transition to a new gait.

Origin

Late 17th century (as a fencing term): from French, from Italian volta ‘a turn’, from volgere ‘to turn’. volte (sense 2 of the noun) dates from the early 18th century.

 
 
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