volta

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   A turning; a time (chiefly used in phrases signifying that the part is to be repeated).
2. 2
   A dance for couples popular during the late Renaissance, associated with the galliard and done to the same kind of music.
3. 3
   A turning point or point of change in a poem, most commonly a sonnet.

Proper noun

1. 1
   A river in West Africa, having given its name to Upper Volta; in full, Volta River.
2. 2
   Ellipsis of Lake Volta: a lake in West Africa.
3. 3
   A census-designated place in Merced County, California, United States.
4. 4
   A surname from Italian.