I.to fly over or across.
I. Lit.: “perdices non transvolant Boeotiae fines in Atticā,” Plin. 10, 29, 41, § 78: “Pontum (grues),” id. 10, 23, 30, § 60. —
II. Transf., to go, come, mount, or pass quickly over or across.
A. Lit.
(α).
Act.: Alpes, Asin. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 31, 4: “Oceanum (manus Macedonum),” Auct. Her. 4, 22, 31: “delphini vela navium transvolant,” Plin. 9, 8, 7, § 20: “transvolat vox auras,” flies through, Lucr. 4, 559; cf. id. 4, 602.—Poet.: importunus (Cupido) transvolat aridas Quercus (i. e. vetulas). Hor. C. 4, 13, 9.—
(β).
Neutr.: “foraminibus liquidus quia transvolat ignis,” Lucr. 6, 349: eques transvolat inde in partem alteram, Liv. 3, 63, 2: Nilus insulas dierum quinque cursu non breviore transvolat, flows by or past, Plin. 5, 9, 10, § 53: “vultur relicto Tityo,” Sen. Hippol. 1233: “(arma) Travolaverunt ad hostes,” Plaut. Ep. 1. 1, 33 (for transfugerunt, id. ib. 1, 1, 28).—
B. Trop.: “illa Sallustiana brevitas ... audientem transvolat,” flies past, Quint. 4, 2, 45: “cogitatio animum subito transvolans,” flitting through, Plin. 7, 12, 10, § 52: “transvolat in medio posita et fugientia captat,” passes over, neglects, Hor. S. 1, 2, 108.
