VOLEE, Fr. The vacant cylinder of a cannon, which may be considered to reach from the trunnions to the mouth.
Volee et culasse d’une piece, Fr. This term signifies the same as tête et queue d’une piece. The mouth or head and breech of a piece of ordnance.
Volee, Fr. Also signifies a cannon shot, as Tirer une volee, to fire a cannon shot.
Volee, Fr. See Sonnette.
VOLET, Fr. A shutter. It likewise means a small sea compass.
VOLLEY. The discharging of a great number of firearms at the same time.
VOLONTAIRES, Fr. See [Volunteers].
VOLONTE, Fr. Will, &c. It likewise signifies readiness to do any thing. Officier, soldat de bonne volonte. An officer, a soldier that is ready to do any sort of duty.
Dernieres Volontes, Fr. The last will and testament of a man.
VOLT, (Volte, Fr.) In horsemanship, a bounding turn. It is derived from the Italian word Volta; and according to the Farrier’s Dictionary, is a round or a circular tread; a gate of two treads made by a horse going sideways round a centre; so that these two treads make parallel tracks; the one which is made by the fore feet larger, and the other by the hinder feet smaller; the shoulders bearing outwards, and the croupe approaching towards the centre.