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vol·ley  (vl)

n. pl. vol·leys

1.

a. A simultaneous discharge of a number of missiles.

b. The missiles thus discharged.

2. A bursting forth of many things together: a volley of oaths.

3. Sports

a. The flight of a ball before it touches the ground: kicked the soccer ball on the volley.

b. A shot, especially in tennis, made by striking the ball before it touches the ground.

v. vol·leyed, vol·ley·ing, vol·leys

v.tr.

1. To discharge in or as if in a volley: volley musket shots at the attackers.

2. Sports To strike (a tennis ball, for example) before it touches the ground.

v.intr.

1. To be discharged in or as if in a volley.

2. Sports To make a volley, especially in tennis.

3. To move rapidly, forcefully, or loudly like missiles: The hailstones volleyed down. Charges and countercharges volleyed through the courtroom.

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[French volée, from Old French, from voler, to fly, from Latin volre.]

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volley·er n.

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volley

Noun

1. the simultaneous firing of several weapons

2. the bullets fired

3. a burst of questions or critical comments

4. Sport a stroke or kick at a moving ball before it hits the ground

Verb

1. to fire (weapons) in a volley

2. Sport to hit or kick (a moving ball) before it hits the ground [French volée a flight]

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Volley a flight of missiles; a bursting forth of many things at once; a crowd of persons or things; a company of troops; a flock of birds in flight.

Examples: volley of anathemas, 1874; of angels, 1610; of archers, 1656; of arrows, 1598; of bullets; of small charms, 1749; of compliments, 1782; of darts,1788; of disgraces, 1593; of ring doves, 1601; of duns (debts, or the people trying to cover them), 1693; of grievances, 1779; of gunfire; of guns, 1839; of tumultuous hail, 1737; of love and loyalty, 1647; of merriment, 1877; of miseries, 1639; of musketry, 1817; of oaths, 1649; of praises, 1620; of scriptures, 1590; of shot, 1583; of stones, 1686; of words, 1591.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	volley - rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise" fusillade, salvo, burst firing, fire - the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy; "hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire"
	2.	volley - a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces return - a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player; "he won the point on a cross-court return" ground stroke - a tennis return made by hitting the ball after it has bounced once
Verb	1.	volley - be dispersed in a volley; "gun shots volleyed at the attackers" volley - discharge in, or as if in, a volley; "the attackers volleyed gunshots at the civilians" dissipate, scatter, disperse, spread out - move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached";
	2.	volley - hit before it touches the ground; "volley the tennis ball" hit - cause to move by striking; "hit a ball"
	3.	volley - discharge in, or as if in, a volley; "the attackers volleyed gunshots at the civilians" discharge - pour forth or release; "discharge liquids" volley - be dispersed in a volley; "gun shots volleyed at the attackers"
	4.	volley - make a volley court game - an athletic game played on a court play - participate in games or sport; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches"
	5.	volley - utter rapidly; "volley a string of curses" let loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"

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volley

noun barrage, blast, burst, explosion, shower, hail, discharge, bombardment, salvo, fusillade, cannonade

Translations

volley [ˈvɔlɪ] n [of gunfire] → descarga; [of stones etc] → lluvia;

(TENNIS etc) → volea

volley [ˈvɔlɪ] n [of gunfire] → salve f [of stones etc]; pluie f, volée f;

(Tennis etc) → volée

volley [ˈvɔlɪ] n (of gunfire) → Salve f;

(of stones, questions) → Hagel m;

(Tennis etc) → Volley m

volley [ˈvɔlɪ] n [of gunfire] → salva; [of stones etc] → raffica, gragnola;

(TENNIS etc) → volata

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volley

n volley [ˈvoli]

1 in tennis, the hitting of a ball before it bounces. vlughou ضَرْب كُرَة التِّنِس قبل أن تَلْمَس الأرْض воле volej flugter der Flugschlag βολέ (στο τένις) volea lendpall والی lentolyönti volée חֲבָטַת יְעָף गोलियों की बौछार volej levegőből ütés, röpte pukulan voli það að slá bolta áður en hann lendir volée ボレー ?테니스? 발리(공이 땅에 떨어지기 전에 되때리기) smūgis į lekiantį kamuolį bumbas atsišana lidojumā voli volley fluktslag wolej, odbicie w locie volley voleu удар с лёта volej odboj žoge, preden pade na tla udarac lopte volley การระดมยิง vole 截擊 удар на льоту وولي، باڑھ quả vô lê 截击

2 a burst of firing etc a volley of shots; a volley of questions/curses. sarsie وابِلٌ من الطَّلَقات أو الأسْئِلَه залп salva; palba salve die Salve ομοβροντία, καταιγισμός descarga, aluvión, avalancha valing رگبار ryöppy volée מַטָח झडी़ salva sortűz berondongan (skot)hríð scarica, raffica 一斉射撃 일제 발사, 연발 salvė, kruša zalve; krusa; straume menghujani salvo (skudd)salve, strøm salwa saraivada torent, potop залп; поток paľba salva ispala salva, skur การรัวคำถาม yaylım ateş, salvo 齊射 град, потік بوچھاڑ loạt , tràng ,chuỗi 齐射

v

1 to hit (a ball etc) before it bounces He volleyed the ball back to his opponent. in die vlug slaan يَضْرِبُ الطّابَة قَبْل أن تَلْمَس الأرْض изстрелвам zahrát volejem flugte einen Flugball spielen κάνω βολέ (στο τένις) hacer una volea lendpalli lööma زدن توپ قبل از اینکه به زمین بخورد lyödä lentolyönti attraper à la volée לִשלוחַ כַּדוּר יְעָף टप्पा लगाने से पहले उडती गेंद मारना udariti levegőből üt, röptéz memukul slá á lofti (fare una volée), (colpire al volo) ボレーで打ち返す (공을) 발리로 되치다 atmušti ore atsist bumbu lidojumā memukul sangga volleren flukte uderzyć z woleja ter o volley a pre­lua din voleu ударить с лёта zahrať volejom odbiti žogo preden pade na tla udariti loptu volejom slå [] på volley ระดมยิง vole vurmak 截擊 бити на льоту باڑھ مارنا، وولي مارنا vô lê 截击

2 to fire a rapid burst of (bullets, questions etc). peper يُطْلِقُ وابِلا من الرَّصاص أو الأسْئِلَه стрелям vypálit salvu affyre en salve Salve(n) abfeuern εξαπολύω lanzar una descarga, lanzar un aluvión valangut andma بصورت رگبار فرستادن singota tirer une volée, lâcher un torrent de לִירוֹת מַטָח बौछार करना ispaliti salvu zúdít memberondongkan drita, skjóta ótt og títt sparare, lanciare 一斉射撃をする 일제 사격을 하다 apiberti kruša apbērt (ar jautājumiem u.tml.) menhujani een salvo afschieten fyre av (en salve) zasypać gradem disparar a lansa un torent de стрелять залпами;сыпаться потоком vypáliť, strieľať izstreliti salvo ispaliti plotun avlossa en salva ยิงเป็นตับ yaylım ateşi açmak 群射 сипати(ся) градом بوچھاڑ کرنا tuôn ra, bắn ra hàng loạt 群射

n ˈvolleyball

a game in which a ball is volleyed over a high net, using the hands. vlugbal كُرة الشَّبَكَه، الكُرَة الطّائِرَه волейбол volejbal volleyball das Volleyballspiel βόλεϊ voleibol, balonvolea võrkpall والیبال lentopallo volley-ball כַּדוּר-עַף वालीबाल lopta za odbojku röplabda bola voli blak pallavolo バレーボール 배구 tinklinis volejbols bola tampar volleybal volleyball siatkówka voleiball volei волейбол volejbal odbojka odbojka volleyboll กีฬาวอลเลย์บอล voleybol 排球 волейбол وولي بار، ايک کھيل bóng chuyền 排球