Found 2 items, similar to volley.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: volley
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;
“gun shots volleyed at the
attackers”
2: hit before it touches the ground;
“volley the tennis ball”
3: discharge in, or as if in, a volley;
“the attackers volleyed
gunshots at the civilians”
4: make a volley
5: utter rapidly;
“volley a string of curses”
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Volley
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.
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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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Volley
\Vol"ley\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Volleyed; p. pr. & vb.
n.
Volleying.]
To discharge with, or as with, a volley.
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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.
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Fiery darts in flaming volleys flew. --Milton.
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Each volley tells that thousands cease to breathe.
--Byron.
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2. A burst or emission of many things at once; as, a volley
of words.
“This volley of oaths.” --B. Jonson.
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Rattling nonsense in full volleys breaks. --Pope.
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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.
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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.
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