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• volley — I UK [ˈvɒlɪ] / US [ˈvɑlɪ] noun [countable] Word forms volley : singular volley plural volleys 1) a lot of questions, insults etc all spoken or made at the same time a volley of abuse 2) a) a lot of objects that move through the air a volley of… …   English dictionary

• volley — vol|ley1 [ vali ] noun count 1. ) volley of a lot of questions, insults, etc. all spoken or made at the same time: a volley of abuse a ) a lot of objects that move through the air: a volley of bullets b ) a lot of shots from guns at the same time …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• volley — vol|ley1 [ˈvɔli US ˈva:li] n [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: volée flight , from voler to fly , from Latin volare] 1.) a large number of bullets, rocks etc shot or thrown through the air at the same time volley of ▪ a volley of bullets 2.) a… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• volley — 1 noun (C) 1 a large number of shots fired from a gun at the same time (+ of): a volley of bullets 2 a lot of questions, insults, attacks etc that are all said or made at the same time (+ of): a volley of abuse | a volley of blows 3 a hit in… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• volley — n. & v. n. (pl. eys) 1 a the simultaneous discharge of a number of weapons. b the bullets etc. discharged in a volley. 2 (usu. foll. by of) a noisy emission of oaths etc. in quick succession. 3 Tennis the return of a ball in play before it… …   Useful english dictionary

• John McEnroe — Infobox Tennis player playername = John McEnroe country = flag|United States residence = New York City, NY datebirth = birth date and age|mf=yes|1959|2|16 placebirth = Wiesbaden, West Germany (United States Military Base) height = 5 ft 11 in (180 …   Wikipedia

• broadside — I. noun Date: 1575 1. a. (1) a sizable sheet of paper printed on one side (2) a sheet printed on one or both sides and folded b. something (as a ballad) printed on a broadside 2. archaic the side of a ship above the waterline 3. a. all the gu …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Micah Richards — Richards playing for Manchester City in November 2010 Personal information Full name …   Wikipedia

• broadsheet — Broadside Broad side , n. 1. (Naut.) The side of a ship above the water line, from the bow to the quarter. [1913 Webster] 2. A discharge of or from all the guns on one side of a ship, at the same time. [1913 Webster] 3. A volley of abuse or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Broadside — Broad side , n. 1. (Naut.) The side of a ship above the water line, from the bow to the quarter. [1913 Webster] 2. A discharge of or from all the guns on one side of a ship, at the same time. [1913 Webster] 3. A volley of abuse or denunciation.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• football — /foot bawl /, n. 1. a game in which two opposing teams of 11 players each defend goals at opposite ends of a field having goal posts at each end, with points being scored chiefly by carrying the ball across the opponent s goal line and by place… …   Universalium