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   volte

   /vɒlt/

   noun

   • 1. a sudden quick jump or other movement to escape a thrust, especially a swinging round of the rear leg to turn the body sideways.
   • 2. a movement performed in dressage and classical riding, in which a horse describes a circle of 6 yards diameter.

   Word 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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