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. 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. [1913 Webster] 2. (a) (Tennis) To return the ball before it touches the ground. (b) (Cricket)… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 — /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