Volley
31volley — [16] A volley is etymologically a ‘flight’ of something, such as missiles. The word comes via Old French volee from Vulgar Latin *volāta ‘flight’, which was a noun use of the feminine past participle of Latin volāre ‘fly’ (source also of English… …
32volley — 1. noun a) The simultaneous firing of a number of missiles or bullet; the projectiles so fired b) The flight of a ball just before it bounces 2. verb …
33volley — vol·ley s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} TS sport 1. → volée 2. → pallavolo {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1940. ETIMO: ingl. volley propr. volata …
34Volley — Vol|ley 〈[vɔ̣le:] od. engl. [vɔ̣lı] m.; Gen.: s, Pl.: s; Sport; bes. Tennis〉 aus dem Flug zurückgeschlagener Ball, der vorher nicht den Boden berührt hat, Flugball [Etym.: <engl. volley »Flugschlag; im Fluge schlagen«] …
35Volley — Vol|ley der; s, s <aus gleichbed. engl. volley, eigtl. »Flugbahn«, dies aus fr. volée »Flug« zu voler »fliegen«, dies aus lat. volare> Flugball (Tennis) …
36volley — noun a volley of rifle shots Syn: barrage, cannonade, battery, bombardment, salvo, discharge, fusillade; storm, hail, shower, deluge, torrent; historical broadside …
37volley — [ˈvɒli] noun [C] I 1) the action of hitting or kicking a ball back to an opponent before it touches the ground 2) a lot of questions, insults etc that are all spoken or made at the same time II verb [I/T] volley [ˈvɒli] to hit or kick a ball back …
38volley — vọl|ley [...li ] <englisch>; einen Ball volley (aus der Luft) nehmen …
39Volley-Ball — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Volley ball (homonymie). Volley ball Volleyball …
40Volley ball — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Volley ball (homonymie). Volley ball Volleyball …
