different between volley vs outpouring

English

Etymology

From Middle French volée (“flight”), from Vulgar Latin volta, from Late Latin volatus.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?v?li/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?v?li/
• Rhymes: -?li

Noun

volley (plural volleys)

1. The simultaneous firing of a number of missiles or bullets; the projectiles so fired.
2. A burst or emission of many things at once.

   • When we do speak at volley
3. (sports) The flight of a ball just before it bounces.
4. (sports) A shot in which the ball is played before it hits the ground.
5. (cricket) A sending of the ball full to the top of the wicket.

Translations

Verb

volley (third-person singular simple present volleys, present participle volleying, simple past and past participle volleyed)

1. (transitive) To fire a volley of shots
2. (sports, transitive) To hit the ball before it touches the ground
3. (intransitive) To be fired in a volley
4. (sports, intransitive) To make a volley
5. To sound together

Translations

Derived terms

• half volley
• scorpion volley
• volleyball

Anagrams

• Lovely, lovely

French

Etymology

From English volleyball.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /v?.l?/

Noun

volley m (uncountable)

1. (sports, colloquial) volleyball

Synonyms

• volley-ball, volleyball

Further reading

• “volley” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Noun

volley m (invariable)

1. volleyball

   Synonym: pallavolo

Derived terms

• vollistico

English

Etymology

out- +? pouring

Noun

outpouring (plural outpourings)

1. The sudden outward flowing of a large amount of something.
   • 2013 June 18, Simon Romero, "Protests Widen as Brazilians Chide Leaders," New York Times (retrieved 21 June 2013):

     The protests rank among the largest outpourings of dissent since the nation’s military dictatorship ended in 1985.

   • 2012, August 1. Owen Gibson in Guardian Unlimited, London 2012: rowers Glover and Stanning win Team GB's first gold medal

     Great Britain has collected its first gold medal of the London Games after Heather Stanning and Helen Glover won the coxless pairs with a stunning performance that will spark a mass outpouring of celebration and relief across the country.

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