English dictionary

volley

/'v/A/l/i/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms

noun.act

Synonyms burst fusillade salvo

Source: WordNet 3.0
a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces

noun.act

Antonyms ground stroke

Source: WordNet 3.0
A flight of missiles, as arrows, bullets, or the like; the simultaneous discharge of a number of small arms.

noun

Source: webster1913

be dispersed in a volley

verb.motion

Examples
Gun shots volleyed at the attackers.

Source: WordNet 3.0
hit before it touches the ground

verb.contact

Examples
Volley the tennis ball.

Source: WordNet 3.0
discharge in, or as if in, a volley

verb.contact

Examples
The attackers volleyed gunshots at the civilians.

Source: WordNet 3.0
make a volley

verb.competition

Source: WordNet 3.0
utter rapidly

verb.communication

Examples
Volley a string of curses.

Source: WordNet 3.0
To discharge with, or as with, a volley.

verb

Source: webster1913
To be thrown out, or discharged, at once; to be discharged in a volley, or as if in a volley; to make a volley or volleys.

verb

Source: webster1913