Definitions for volley

Definitions for (noun) volley

Main entry: volley

Definition: a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces


Main entry: burst, fusillade, salvo, volley

Definition: rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms

Usage: our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise


Definitions for (verb) volley

Main entry: volley

Definition: utter rapidly

Usage: volley a string of curses


Main entry: volley

Definition: make a volley


Main entry: volley

Definition: discharge in, or as if in, a volley

Usage: the attackers volleyed gunshots at the civilians


Main entry: volley

Definition: hit before it touches the ground

Usage: volley the tennis ball


Main entry: volley

Definition: be dispersed in a volley

Usage: gun shots volleyed at the attackers


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