Definizione monolingua

volley

volley (third-person singular simple present volleys, present participle volleying, simple past and past participle volleyed)

1. (transitive) To fire a volley of shots
2. (sports, transitive) To hit the ball before it touches the ground
   • 2011 May 14, Peter Scrivener, “Sunderland 1 - 3 Wolverhampton”, BBC Sport:

     Boudewijn Zenden hit the post from 25 yards for the home side before Jody Craddock volleyed Wolves ahead from 10 yards against his former club.

3. (intransitive) To be fired in a volley
4. (sports, intransitive) To make a volley

volley (plural volleys)

1. The simultaneous firing of a number of missiles or bullet; the projectiles so fired
2. (sports) The flight of a ball just before it bounces
3. (sports) A shot in which the ball is played before it hits the ground
   • 2011 October 1, John Sinnott, “Aston Villa 2 - 0 Wigan”, BBC Sport:

     But there was nothing he could do about Villas second when Agbonlahor crossed from the left and Bent finished with a precision volley.

Definizione dizionario volley

	raffica
	simultaneous fire

	volée
	shot in which the ball is played before it hits the ground

braccio

salva

scarica

stormo

volata

volo

Altri significati:

The simultaneous firing of a number of missiles or bullet; the projectiles so fired

(sports) A shot, especially in tennis, in which the ball is played before it hits the ground

(sports, transitive) To hit the ball before it touches the ground

(sports, intransitive) To make a volley

(intransitive) To be fired in a volley

flight of a ball before it bounces

(transitive) To fire a volley of shots

(sports) The flight of a ball just before it bounces