volleys
Meanings
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The act of hitting a ball back over a net into the opponent's court in team sports such as volleyball.
- "In volleyball, each team tries to hit the ball over the net and into the opponent's court."
- "During a volleyball match, the players on both sides engage in a series of volleys, trying to outmaneuver each other and score points."
Rhymes
Words rhyming with volleys["bows" , "glows" , "throws" , "knows"] , ["toes" , "prose" , "does" , "snoes"] , ["belows" , "knees" , "please" , "sees"]
Variants
List of all variants of volleys that leads to same resultvolley , volleys , vollies , volleyed , volleyer , volleyers , volleying , half volley , half volleys , half-volley , half-volleyed , half-volleying , half-volleys
Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.The word 'volley' comes from the Old French word 'voler', which means 'to fly'. In the context of volleyball, a 'volley' refers to the act of hitting the ball back and forth over the net without allowing it to touch the ground.
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