About The Word Volley
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Volley
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What's The Definition Of Volley?
[n] a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces
[n] rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise" [v] utter rapidly; "volley a string of curses" [v] make a volley, as in a game of tennis [v] discharge in, or as if in, a volley; "the attackers volleyed gunshots at the civilians" [v] hit before it touches the ground; "volley the tennis ball" [v] be dispersed in a volley; "gun shots volleyed at the attackers" Synonyms | Synonyms for Volley: burst | fusillade | salvo Related Terms | Find terms related to Volley: See Also | discharge | disperse | dissipate | emit | fire | firing | hit | let loose | let out | play | return | scatter | spread out | utter Volley In Webster's Dictionary \Vol"ley\, n.; pl. {Volleys}. [F. vol['e]e; flight, a
volley, or discharge of several guns, fr. voler to fly, L.
volare. See {Volatile}.]
1. A flight of missiles, as arrows, bullets, or the like; the
simultaneous discharge of a number of small arms.
Fiery darts in flaming volleys flew. --Milton.
Each volley tells that thousands cease to breathe.
--Byron.
2. A burst or emission of many things at once; as, a volley
of words. ``This volley of oaths.'' --B. Jonson.
Rattling nonsense in full volleys breaks. --Pope.
3.
(a) (Tennis) A return of the ball before it touches the
ground.
(b) (Cricket) A sending of the ball full to the top of the
wicket.
{Half volley}.
(a) (Tennis) A return of the ball immediately after is has
touched the ground.
(b) (Cricket) A sending of the ball so that after touching
the ground it flies towards the top of the wicket.
--R. A. Proctor.
{On the volley}, at random. [Obs.] ``What we spake on the
volley begins work.'' --Massinger.
{Volley gun}, a gun with several barrels for firing a number
of shots simultaneously; a kind of mitrailleuse.
\Vol"ley\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Volleyed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Volleying}.] To discharge with, or as with, a volley. \Vol"ley\, v. i. 1. To be thrown out, or discharged, at once; to be discharged in a volley, or as if in a volley; to make a volley or volleys. --Tennyson. 2. (a) (Tennis) To return the ball before it touches the ground. (b) (Cricket) To send the ball full to the top of the wicket. --R. A. Proctor. |
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