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Volley — Vol ley, n.; pl. {Volleys}. [F. vol[ e]e; 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Volley gun — Volley Vol ley, n.; pl. {Volleys}. [F. vol[ e]e; 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Volley theory — attempts to account for the maximum theoretical limit for the neuronal firing of action potentials and the small time scales over which sound discrimination must occur. In this theory, the organ of corti in the cochlea that transduces the sound… … Wikipedia
firing squad — or firing party n. 1. a group of soldiers detailed to shoot someone to death 2. Mil. a group detailed to fire a volley of shots over the grave at a military funeral … English World dictionary
volley — [n] barrage battery, bombardment, burst, cannonade, crossfire, enfilade, firing, fussilade, gunfire, hail, round, salvo, shelling, shower, storm; concept 320 … New thesaurus
Volley gun — The mitrailleuse, a 19th century volley gun A volley gun is a gun with several barrels for firing a number of shots, either simultaneously or in sequence. They differ from modern machine guns in that they lack automatic loading and automatic fire … Wikipedia
volley — 1. noun a) The simultaneous firing of a number of missiles or bullet; the projectiles so fired b) The flight of a ball just before it bounces 2. verb … Wiktionary
volley — vol·ley || vÉ‘lɪ / vÉ’l n. concurrent burst or discharge of words or ammunition from opposite sides; firing of numerous missiles at once; return of a ball before it touches the ground (Sports) v. hit a ball back and forth without letting it… … English contemporary dictionary
Execution by firing squad — Firing squad and shot at dawn redirect here. For other uses, see Firing squad (disambiguation). For the UK memorial, see Shot at Dawn Memorial. Part of a series on Capital punishment … Wikipedia
Half volley — Volley Vol ley, n.; pl. {Volleys}. [F. vol[ e]e; 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
On the volley — Volley Vol ley, n.; pl. {Volleys}. [F. vol[ e]e; 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
