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1. (n.) volley
the simultaneous discharge of a number of missiles or firearms.
2. volley
the missiles so discharged.
3. volley
a burst or outpouring of many things at once or in quick succession:
a volley of protests.
4. volley
the return of a ball or shuttlecock, as in tennis or badminton, before it hits the ground.
5. volley
the flight of the ball before it hits the ground.
6. volley
a series of such returns; rally.
7. volley
a kick of the ball in soccer before it bounces on the ground.
8. (v.t.) volley
to discharge in or as if in a volley.
9. volley
to return (a ball) before it hits the ground, as in tennis.
10. volley
to kick (the ball) in soccer before it bounces on the ground.
11. (v.i.) volley
to be discharged together, as missiles.
12. volley
to move or proceed with great rapidity, as in a volley.
13. volley
to fire a volley; sound together, as firearms.
14. volley
to return a ball, as in tennis or soccer, before it touches the ground.
Etymology: (1565–75; < MF volee flight, der. of voler to fly < L volāre)
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| Definition of 'volley' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) fusillade, salvo, volley, burst
rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
"our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise"
2. (verb) volley
a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces
3. (verb) volley
be dispersed in a volley
"gun shots volleyed at the attackers"
4. (verb) volley
hit before it touches the ground
"volley the tennis ball"
5. (verb) volley
discharge in, or as if in, a volley
"the attackers volleyed gunshots at the civilians"
6. (verb) volley
make a volley
7. (verb) volley
utter rapidly
"volley a string of curses"
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| Definition of 'volley' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) volley
a flight of missiles, as arrows, bullets, or the like; the simultaneous discharge of a number of small arms
2. (noun) volley
a burst or emission of many things at once; as, a volley of words
3. (noun) volley
a return of the ball before it touches the ground
4. (noun) volley
a sending of the ball full to the top of the wicket
5. (verb) volley
to discharge with, or as with, a volley
6. (verb) volley
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
7. (verb) volley
to return the ball before it touches the ground
8. (verb) volley
to send the ball full to the top of the wicket
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Sense: in tennis, the hitting of a ball before it bounces.
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 Afrikaans: vlughou |
 Arabic: ضَرْب كُرَة التِّنِس قبل |
 Bulgarian: воле |
 Brazilian: vôlei |
 Czech: volej |
 German: der Flugschlag |
 Danish: flugter |
 Greek: βολέ (στο τένις) |
 Spanish: volea |
 Estonian: lendpall |
 Farsi: والی |
 Finnish: lentolyönti |
 French: volée |
 Hebrew: חֲבָטַת יְעָף |
 Hindi: गोलियों की बौछार |
 Croatian: volej |
 Hungarian: levegőből ütés, röpte |
 Indonesian: pukulan voli |
 Icelandic: það að slá bolta áður en |
 Italian: volée |
 Japanese: ボレー |
 Korean: (테니스의) 발리 |
 Lithuanian: smūgis į lekiantį kamuolį |
 Latvian: bumbas atsišana lidojumā |
 Malay: voli |
 Dutch: volley |
 Norwegian: fluktslag |
 Polish: wolej, odbicie w locie |
 Portuguese: volley |
 Romanian: voleu |
 Russian: удар с лёта |
 Slovak: volej |
 Slovenian: odbojžoge, preden pade na |
 Serbian: udarac lopte |
 Swedish: volley |
 Thai: (เทนนิส) การตีลูกก่อนลงดิ |
 Turkish: vole |
 Taiwanese: (網球，在球落地反彈前)截擊 |
 Ukrainian: удар на льоту |
 Urdu: وولي، باڑھ |
 Vietnamese: quả vô lê |
 Chinese: （网球运动中）截击 |
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