Search Result:volley
KK Pronunciation
〔 ˋvɑlI 〕
Pronunciation
〔 ˊvɒli 〕
Overview of noun volley
The noun volley has 2 senses
- fusillade, salvo, volley, burst -- (rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise")
- volley -- (a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces)
Overview of verb volley
The verb volley has 5 senses
- volley -- (be dispersed in a volley; "gun shots volleyed at the attackers")
- volley -- (hit before it touches the ground; "volley the tennis ball")
- volley -- (discharge in, or as if in, a volley; "the attackers volleyed gunshots at the civilians")
- volley -- (make a volley)
- volley -- (utter rapidly; "volley a string of curses")