VOLLEY

volley

(noun) a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces

fusillade, salvo, volley, burst

(noun) rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; “our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise”

volley

(verb) utter rapidly; “volley a string of curses”

volley

(verb) make a volley

volley

(verb) discharge in, or as if in, a volley; “the attackers volleyed gunshots at the civilians”

volley

(verb) hit before it touches the ground; “volley the tennis ball”

volley

(verb) be dispersed in a volley; “gun shots volleyed at the attackers”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

volley (plural volleys)

The simultaneous firing of a number of missiles or bullets; the projectiles so fired

A burst or emission of many things at once.

(sports) The flight of a ball just before it bounces

(sports) A shot in which the ball is played before it hits the ground

(cricket) A sending of the ball full to the top of the wicket.

Verb

volley (third-person singular simple present volleys, present participle volleying, simple past and past participle volleyed)

(transitive) To fire a volley of shots

(sports, transitive) To hit the ball before it touches the ground

(intransitive) To be fired in a volley

(sports, intransitive) To make a volley

To sound together

Anagrams

• Lovely, lovely

Source: Wiktionary

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Vol"ley, n.; pl. Volleys. Etym: [F. volée; 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.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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