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volley


  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Volley  \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. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Volley  \Vol"ley\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Volleyed};  p.  pr  &  vb 
  n.  {Volleying}.] 
  To  discharge  with  or  as  with  a  volley. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  volley 
  n  1:  rapid  simultaneous  discharge  of  firearms;  "our  fusillade 
  from  the  left  flank  caught  them  by  surprise"  [syn:  {fusillade}, 
  {salvo},  {burst}] 
  2:  a  tennis  return  made  by  hitting  the  ball  before  it  bounces 
  [ant:  {ground  stroke}] 
  v  1:  be  dispersed  in  a  volley 
  2:  hit  on  the  volley,  of  a  tennis  ball 
  3:  propel  while  in  the  air  and  before  touching  the  ground,  as 
  of  a  ball  in  a  game 
  4:  discharge  in  or  as  if  in  a  volley 
  5:  kick  before  a  rebound,  as  of  a  soccer  ball 
  6:  make  a  volley,  as  in  a  game  of  tennis 
  7:  utter  rapidly;  "volley  a  string  of  curses" 




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