volley

noun

  1. 1

    a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces

  2. 2

    rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms

    our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise

verb

  1. 1

    utter rapidly

    volley a string of curses

  2. 2

    make a volley

  3. 3

    discharge in, or as if in, a volley

    the attackers volleyed gunshots at the civilians

  4. 4

    hit before it touches the ground

    volley the tennis ball

  5. 5

    be dispersed in a volley

    gun shots volleyed at the attackers

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