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volley
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural volleys
plural volleys
Learner's definition of VOLLEY
[count]
1
sports : a shot or kick made by hitting a ball before it touches the ground空中截击球；凌空球；抽射 — compare ground stroke
- (tennis) She won the point with a backhand volley.她反手凌空击球得分。
2
: a large number of bullets, arrows, stones, etc., that are shot or thrown at the same time（子弹、箭的）齐发；（石块的）齐投
- The tank was hit by a volley of bullets.这辆坦克曾被子弹扫射。
- a volley of arrows万箭齐发
3
: a lot of comments, questions, etc., that are directed at a person very quickly（评论、质问等的）连发
- She was overwhelmed by a volley of questions from the press.她招架不住记者连珠炮般的提问。
- a volley of criticism连珠炮似的批评
2 volley /ˈvɑːli/ verb
volleys; volleyed; volleying
2 volley
/ˈvɑːli/
verb
volleys; volleyed; volleying
Learner's definition of VOLLEY
[+ object] sports
: to hit (a ball) while it is in the air and before it touches the ground截击（空中球）；截踢（凌空球）
- She volleyed the shot over the net.她将球截击过网。
plural volleys
1
a(1)
: the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground
also : a return of the ball before it touches the ground
(2)
: a kick of the ball in soccer before it rebounds
(3)
: the exchange of the shuttlecock in badminton following the serve
b
: a flight of missiles (such as arrows)
c
: simultaneous discharge of a number of missile weapons
d
: one round per gun in a battery fired as soon as a gun is ready without regard to order
volleyed; volleying
volleyer noun
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Noun The tank was hit by a volley of bullets. She was overwhelmed by a volley of questions from the press. Verb She volleyed the shot over the net.
Recent Examples on the Web
Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic, 23 July 2022 The Croatian was at his very best in the Coppa Italia final, scoring two, with his second goal being particularly spectacular, a half-volley from the edge of the area that rocketed into the opposite top corner of Mattia Perin’s goal. Emmet Gates, Forbes, 19 May 2022 Early in the second half, Powell hit a half-volley that went wide but seemed to indicate FCC would again threaten to tie the match. Pat Brennan, The Enquirer, 26 Mar. 2022 Mahrez connected with a corner from the Belgium playmaker with a half-volley that slightly deflected off Maguire before landing in the net in the 68th. Rob Harris, ajc, 6 Mar. 2022 But that would be her only break of the match and soon enough, Van Uytvanck was putting away a volley winner to close out the win. Howard Fendrich, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Aug. 2022 Leicester conceded two second-half goals to draw 2-2 at home to Brentford on the opening weekend and did the same to lose to Southampton, with substitute Che Adams scoring both of them — the second an acrobatic volley. Steve Douglas, ajc, 20 Aug. 2022 Twitter filed suit Tuesday against Elon Musk to force the billionaire to make good on his promise to purchase the company, issuing the first legal volley in what is expected to be one of most high-profile business trials in recent history. Rachel Lerman, Washington Post, 12 July 2022 In Lviv, where many of those fleeing violence elsewhere in Ukraine have taken shelter, the city’s mayor and regional governor said seven people died in the volley of Russian missile strikes early Monday. Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2022 Andrew Hammond, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2021 Nevada's attempts to serve and volley their way into a high-scoring affair with WMU were quickly stopped as they were forced on three-and-outs with high frequency. Andrew Hammond, Detroit Free Press, 27 Dec. 2021 Ivacic double-palmed it away, and Cade Cowell tried to volley the rebound, but smashed it over the bar. oregonlive, 5 Aug. 2021 Highsmith would volley back the blame, suggesting that all her character defects, including her queerness, were Mary’s fault. New York Times, 19 Apr. 2021 In a ship-on-ship missile battle, opposing naval groups would volley anti-ship missiles at each other while trying to shoot down incoming missiles. David Axe, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2021 So get to work with a rebounder that will volley back. Popular Science, 18 June 2020 Following a short corner from Bou to Penilla, Bunbury was found unmarked to volley in the season-opening goal. Hayden Bird, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Feb. 2020 The characters tenderly volley for a bit before Elijah’s mother, Sylvia (Niecy Nash), calls for order. Lovia Gyarkye, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2020 See More
Noun
And in the first half, striker Richmond Antwi turned a half-volley right at Saldaña from point-blank range. Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic, 23 July 2022 The Croatian was at his very best in the Coppa Italia final, scoring two, with his second goal being particularly spectacular, a half-volley from the edge of the area that rocketed into the opposite top corner of Mattia Perin’s goal. Emmet Gates, Forbes, 19 May 2022 Early in the second half, Powell hit a half-volley that went wide but seemed to indicate FCC would again threaten to tie the match. Pat Brennan, The Enquirer, 26 Mar. 2022 Mahrez connected with a corner from the Belgium playmaker with a half-volley that slightly deflected off Maguire before landing in the net in the 68th. Rob Harris, ajc, 6 Mar. 2022 But that would be her only break of the match and soon enough, Van Uytvanck was putting away a volley winner to close out the win. Howard Fendrich, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Aug. 2022 Leicester conceded two second-half goals to draw 2-2 at home to Brentford on the opening weekend and did the same to lose to Southampton, with substitute Che Adams scoring both of them — the second an acrobatic volley. Steve Douglas, ajc, 20 Aug. 2022 Twitter filed suit Tuesday against Elon Musk to force the billionaire to make good on his promise to purchase the company, issuing the first legal volley in what is expected to be one of most high-profile business trials in recent history. Rachel Lerman, Washington Post, 12 July 2022 In Lviv, where many of those fleeing violence elsewhere in Ukraine have taken shelter, the city’s mayor and regional governor said seven people died in the volley of Russian missile strikes early Monday. Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2022 Verb
Nevada's attempts to serve and volley their way into a high-scoring affair with Western Michigan were quickly stopped as they were forced on three-and-outs with high frequency. Andrew Hammond, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2021 Nevada's attempts to serve and volley their way into a high-scoring affair with WMU were quickly stopped as they were forced on three-and-outs with high frequency. Andrew Hammond, Detroit Free Press, 27 Dec. 2021 Ivacic double-palmed it away, and Cade Cowell tried to volley the rebound, but smashed it over the bar. oregonlive, 5 Aug. 2021 Highsmith would volley back the blame, suggesting that all her character defects, including her queerness, were Mary’s fault. New York Times, 19 Apr. 2021 In a ship-on-ship missile battle, opposing naval groups would volley anti-ship missiles at each other while trying to shoot down incoming missiles. David Axe, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2021 So get to work with a rebounder that will volley back. Popular Science, 18 June 2020 Following a short corner from Bou to Penilla, Bunbury was found unmarked to volley in the season-opening goal. Hayden Bird, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Feb. 2020 The characters tenderly volley for a bit before Elijah’s mother, Sylvia (Niecy Nash), calls for order. Lovia Gyarkye, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2020 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle French volee flight, from voler to fly, from Old French, from Latin volare
First Known Use
Noun
1573, in the meaning defined at sense 1b
Verb
1591, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2
Time Traveler
The first known use of volley was in 1573 Phrases Containing volley
noun¹
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