I.to fly to or toward; constr. with ad, in, dat., or acc., Rudd. II. p. 136.
I. Lit., of birds: “avis advolans ad eas avīs,” Cic. N. D. 2, 49: “in agrum Volaterranum palumbium vise mari advolat,” Plin. 10, 29, 41, § 78 al.: papilio luminibus lucernarum advolans, id. 28, 10, 45, § 162.—
II. Metaph., of other things, to fly to, run to, come to (class.): “vox mihi advolavit ad aurīs,” Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 69; so id. Rud. 2, 3, 3; id. Merc. 5, 2, 23: imago ad nos, * Lucr. 4, 316: “ad urbem,” Cic. Sest. 4 fin.: “in Formianum,” id. Att. 2, 13: “Larino Romam,” id. Clu. 6: ejus (Britanniae) εἴδωλον mihi advolabit ad pectus, id. Fam. 15, 16: “hostes ex omnibus partibus ad pabulatores,” Caes. B. G. 5, 17: “classem advolaturam esse,” id. B. C. 2, 43: “in auxilium,” Suet. Galb. 20: “fama advolat Aeneae,” Verg. A. 10, 511; Manil. ap. Prisc. 760 P.—With acc.: “rostra Cato advolat,” Cic. Att. 1, 14 med.; Val. Fl. 4, 300.
