Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Volley"
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) 1.7 (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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