volley

n. எறிதொகுதி, பாய்கணம், கணைமாரி, குண்டு மாரி, சொல்மாரி, வசைமாரி, சூளுரைமாரி, அலையலையான அடுக்குத்தொகுதி, அடுக்குக்கான கூச்சல், அதிர் வேட்டெறிவு, பீரங்கிகள் ஒரே சமயத்தில் கூட்டாக வீசும் குண்டு வீச்சு, நிலந் தொடுமுன் பந்தடி, (வி.) எறிபடைத் தொகுதி வீசு, கணைமாரி பொஸீ, விழுமுன் அடி.

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Vol"ley, n.; pl. Volleys. Etym: [F. volée; 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. Fiery darts in flaming volleys flew. Milton. Each volley tells that thousands cease to breathe. Byron. 2. A burst or emission of many things at once; as, a volley of words. "This volley of oaths." B. Jonson. Rattling nonsense in full volleys breaks. Pope. 3. (a) (Tennis) A return of the ball before it touches the ground. (b) (Cricket) A sending of the ball full to the top of the wicket. Half volley. (a) (Tennis) A return of the ball immediately after is has touched the ground. (b) (Cricket) A sending of the ball so that after touching the ground it flies towards the top of the wicket. R. A. Proctor. -- On the volley, at random. [Obs.] "What we spake on the volley begins work." Massinger. -- Volley gun, a gun with several barrels for firing a number of shots simultaneously; a kind of mitrailleuse. Vol"ley, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Volleyed; p. pr. & vb. n. Volleying.] Defn: To discharge with, or as with, a 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. 2. (a) (Tennis) To return the ball before it touches the ground. (b) (Cricket) To send the ball full to the top of the wicket. R. A. Proctor.

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