/ Dictionary / Index V vol-au-vent: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: vol-au-vent Pronunciation: (vô-lō-vän'), [key] — n. Cookery. a large shell of light, flaky pastry for filling with vegetable, fish, or meat mixtures, usually with a sauce. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: vol-au-vent (Thesaurus) volatilize volcanic Related Content Daily Word Quiz: placid Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language