Volley vs Colley - What's the difference?
volley | colley |
The simultaneous firing of a number of missiles or bullets; the projectiles so fired
* Milton
* Byron
* {{quote-book, year=1907, author=
, title=The Dust of Conflict
, chapter=30 A burst or emission of many things at once.
(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
(cricket) A sending of the ball full to the top of the wicket.
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
To be fired in a volley
(sports) To make a volley
As nouns the difference between volley and colley
is that volley is the simultaneous firing of a number of missiles or bullets; the projectiles so fired while colley is dated form of collie (dog breed.As a verb volley
is to fire a volley of shots.As a proper noun Colley is
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English
Noun
(en noun)- Fiery darts in flaming volleys flew.
- Each volley tells that thousands cease to breathe.
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 volley of words
- (Ben Jonson)
- (Alexander Pope)
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 .}}
Verb
(en verb)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. }}
