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. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Volley — ball Pour les articles homonymes, voir Volley ball (homonymie). Volley ball Volleyball … Wikipédia en Français
volley — ball [ vɔlɛbol ] n. m. • v. 1925; mot angl., de volley, fr. volée, et ball « ballon » ♦ Sport opposant deux équipes de six joueurs, séparées par un filet, au dessus duquel chaque camp doit renvoyer le ballon à la main et de volée. Abrév. cour.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
volley — [väl′ē] n. pl. volleys [MFr volee < VL * volata < fem. of L volatus, pp. of volare, to fly] 1. a) the simultaneous discharge of a number of firearms or other weapons b) the bullets, arrows, etc. discharged in this way 2. a burst of words or … English World dictionary
Volley — Vol ley, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Volleyed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Volleying}.] To discharge with, or as with, a volley. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Volley — im Fußball Volley ist ein Begriff aus dem Ballsport, der eine Technik bezeichnet, bei der der Spielball vor dem Erreichen des Bodens gespielt wird. Sportarten, in denen diese Technik angewandt wird, sind zum Beispiel Fußball, Tennis oder… … Deutsch Wikipedia
volley — /ˈvɔllei, ingl. ˈvɔlɪ/ accorc. di volley ball … Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione
volley — index barrage, discharge (shot), salvo Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
volley — (n.) 1570s, discharge of a number of guns at once, from M.Fr. volee flight (12c.), from V.L. *volta, fem. noun from L. volatum, pp. of volare to fly. Sporting sense (originally in tennis) is from 1819 (v.), 1862 (n.), from notion of hitting the… … Etymology dictionary
volley — The noun has the plural form volleys, and the verb has inflected forms volleys, volleyed, volleying … Modern English usage
