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volley1570s, "discharge of a number of guns at once," from Middle French volee "flight" (12c.), from Vulgar Latin *volta, fem. noun from Latin volatum, past participle of volare "to [..]
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volley1590s, "discharge in a volley," from volley (n.). Sporting sense (originally in tennis) of "to return the ball before it has hit the ground" is from 1819. Related: Volleyed; volley [..]
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volleybe dispersed in a volley; "gun shots volleyed at the attackers" fusillade: rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; "our fusillade from the left flank caught th [..]
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volleysimultaneous firing of a number of weapon.
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volleynoun. a synchronous dispersion; whenever nerve impulses happen in stages alongside various nerve fibers.
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volleyzalp
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volley(n) rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms(v) discharge in, or as if in, a volley(n) a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces(v) utter rapidly(v) be dispersed in a volley(v) hit be [..]
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volleyTo kick the ball before it hits the ground.
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volleyStriking the ball in mid-air with either foot.
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volleyA volley is keeping the ball in play and returning it to your opponent without committing any playing faults.
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volleyKicking the ball in or out of mid-air.
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volleyHitting the ball before it bounces on your side of the table. A player who volleys the ball generally loses the point.
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volleyWhen a player strikes the ball when it’s in the air.
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volleystriking the ball before it lands, difficult skill to master but very powerful
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volleyA technique used by a player where he is able to strike the ball while it is in the air.
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volleyTo kick the ball before it hits the ground.
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volley
The simultaneous firing of a number of missiles or bullets; the projectiles so fired
* Milton
*: Fiery darts in flaming volleys flew.
* Byron
*: Each volley tells that thousands cease to breathe [..]
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