What is the meaning of volley?

noun

  • Rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms.
    • usage: "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise"
  • A tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces.

verb

  • Be dispersed in a volley.
    • usage: "gun shots volleyed at the attackers"
  • Hit before it touches the ground.
    • usage: "volley the tennis ball"
  • Discharge in, or as if in, a volley.
    • usage: "the attackers volleyed gunshots at the civilians"
  • Make a volley.
  • Utter rapidly.
    • usage: "volley a string of curses"
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