volt

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

VOLT, noun [Latin volutus, volvo.] 1. a round or circular tread; a gait of two treads, made by a horse going sideways round a center. 2. In fencing, a sudden movement or leap to avoid a thrust. VOLTa, in Italian music, signifies that the part is to be repeated one, two or more times.
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