volante
steering wheel
noun adjective voh-LAHN-teh Rare
Origin: From Latin volare (to fly), present participle used as noun.
Also means
flying
Usage Note
Volante is masculine as a noun meaning steering wheel (il volante, pl i volanti): tenere il volante (to hold the steering wheel). As an adjective it means 'flying' and is invariable for gender: foglio volante (loose sheet, flyer), squadra volante (flying squad). The seed records gender as f, but il volante (steering wheel) is masculine.
Examples
"Ha perso il controllo del volante."
Natural Translation
He lost control of the steering wheel.

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