Volley : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Volley	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
volley n rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise" Synonym(s): fusillade, salvo, volley, burst a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces Antonym(s): ground stroke v be dispersed in a volley; "gun shots volleyed at the attackers" hit before it touches the ground; "volley the tennis ball" discharge in, or as if in, a volley; "the attackers volleyed gunshots at the civilians" make a volley utter rapidly; "volley a string of curses"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Volley \Vol"ley\, n.; pl. {Volleys}. [F. vol[82]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. [bd]This volley of oaths.[b8] --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.