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volley

('v/A/l/i/ )

rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms(noun.act)

Synonym:
burst, fusillade, salvo

source: wordnet30
a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces(noun.act)

Antonym:
ground stroke

source: wordnet30
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)

Example:
Gun shots volleyed at the attackers.

source: wordnet30
hit before it touches the ground(verb.contact)

Example:
Volley the tennis ball.

source: wordnet30
discharge in, or as if in, a volley(verb.contact)

Example:
The attackers volleyed gunshots at the civilians.

source: wordnet30
make a volley(verb.competition)

source: wordnet30
utter rapidly(verb.communication)

Example:
Volley a string of curses.

source: wordnet30
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

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