单词 | volte |
释义 | volte/vɒlt / /vəʊlt /(also volt) noun 1 Fencing A sudden quick jump or other movement to escape a thrust, especially a swinging round of the rear leg to turn the body sideways.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.Figures such as voltes and squares were used to engage the horse's hind legs before a transition to a new gait. OriginLate 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. |
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