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prō-vŏlo , āvi, 1, v. n.,
I.to fly forth.
II. Transf., to hurry or hasten forth, to rush out (class.): capillo passo in viam provolarunt, Quadrig. ap. Gell. 2, 19, 8: “subito omnibus copiis provolaverunt,Caes. B. G. 2, 19, 6: “in primum infestis hastis provolant duo Fabii,Liv. 2, 46 fin.; cf. id. 3, 62 fin.: “ad primores provolat,id. 1, 12: “formicae provolant,Plin. 11, 31, 36, § 111.— Of things: sonitus provolat ictu, flies forth or out, Lucr. 6, 294.
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (7):
    • Lucretius, De Rerum Natura, 6.294
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 11.111
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 11.62
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 3, 62
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 2, 46
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 1, 12
    • Gellius, Noctes Atticae, 2.19.8
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