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volley

/'vɑli/

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noun
rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
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Similar:

burst fusillade salvo

type of:
firing fire
noun
a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces
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Opposite:

ground stroke

type of:
return
verb
be dispersed in a volley
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"gun shots volleyed at the attackers"

type of:
scatter disperse dissipate spread out
verb
discharge in, or as if in, a volley
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"the attackers volleyed gunshots at the civilians"

type of:
discharge
verb
hit before it touches the ground
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"volley the tennis ball"

type of:
hit
verb
make a volley
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type of:
play
verb
utter rapidly
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"volley a string of curses"

type of:
emit let out let loose utter

Examples of volley

"gun shots volleyed at the attackers"
"the attackers volleyed gunshots at the civilians"
"volley the tennis ball"
"volley a string of curses"