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volley | afl |

As a noun volley

is the simultaneous firing of a number of missiles or bullets; the projectiles so fired.

As a verb volley

is to fire a volley of shots.

As an initialism AFL is

Australian Football League.

volley

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The simultaneous firing of a number of missiles or bullets; the projectiles so fired
  • * Milton
    • Fiery darts in flaming volleys flew.
  • * Byron
    • Each volley tells that thousands cease to breathe.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1907, author=
    • , title=The Dust of Conflict , chapter=30 citation , passage=It was by his order the shattered leading company flung itself into the houses when the Sin Verguenza were met by an enfilading volley as they reeled into the calle.}}
  • A burst or emission of many things at once.
    • a volley of words
    (Ben Jonson)
    (Alexander Pope)
  • (sports) The flight of a ball just before it bounces
  • (sports) A shot in which the ball is played before it hits the ground
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=October 1 , author=John Sinnott , title=Aston Villa 2–0 Wigan , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=But there was nothing he could do about Villa's second when Agbonlahor crossed from the left and Bent finished with a precision volley .}}
  • (cricket) A sending of the ball full to the top of the wicket.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To fire a volley of shots
  • (sports) To hit the ball before it touches the ground
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=May 14 , author=Peter Scrivener , title=Sunderland 1–3 Wolverhampton , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=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. }}
  • To be fired in a volley
  • (sports) To make a volley

    • Derived terms

    * half volley * scorpion volley * volleyball

    Anagrams

    * English intransitive verbs English transitive verbs ----

    afl

    English

    Initialism

    (Initialism) (head)
  • (Australian rules football) .
  • (American football) .
  • (US, labor union) .
  • (obsolete, American football) .

    • Usage notes

    * (Australian Football League) Although the AFL was created in 1990, with the inclusion of teams from other states into the Victorian Football League (VFL), historical games and statistics from before that date are commonly referred to as being those of the AFL. * (American Football League) Four different leagues have used this name. The most common usage of "AFL" refers to the fourth American Football League, which operated from 1960 to 1969 and merged into the National Football League (NFL) in 1970. As part of the merger agreement, all games and statistics from the 1960–1969 AFL are included in NFL records.

    Synonyms

    * (Australian Football League) VFL (before 1990 ) * (labor union) AF of L

    See also

    * ARL * VFA * VFL

    Anagrams

    * Australian English English initialisms