volant

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• adjective Flying or capable of flying.
• adjective Moving quickly or nimbly; agile.
• adjective Heraldry Depicted with the wings extended as in flying.

from The Century Dictionary.

• Passing through the air; flying.
• Able to fly; capable of flight; volitant: correlated with reptant, natant, gradient, etc.
• Freely passing from place to place; current.
• Light and quick; nimble; rapid; active.
• In heraldry: Represented as flying: noting a bird.
• Represented as if in the air, not supported by anything, or creeping: noting insects or other fly ing creatures: as, a hive surrounded by bees volant
• noun A shuttlecock; hence, one who fluctuates between two parties; a trimmer.
• noun A flounce, whether of a woman's skirt, or of a cover or curtain, or the like, especially when rich and decorative: as, a volant of point lace.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

• adjective Passing through the air upon wings, or as if upon wings; flying; hence, passing from place to place; current.
• adjective Nimble; light and quick; active; rapid.
• adjective (Her.) Represented as flying, or having the wings spread.
• adjective (Anc. Armor) an adjustable piece of armor, for guarding the throat, etc., in a joust.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

• adjective heraldry Having extended wings as if flying.
• adjective Flying, or able to fly.
• adjective Moving quickly or lightly, as though flying; nimble.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

• adjective with wings extended in a flying position