volley

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces

   The player hit the volley for a point.

2. 2
   noun

   rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms

   The troops fired a volley on command.

3. 3
   verb

   to discharge in, or as if in, a volley

   The attackers volleyed gunshots at the civilians.

4. 4
   verb

   to hit before it touches the ground

   The player volleyed the tennis ball.

From Middle French volée (“flight”), from Vulgar Latin volta, from Late Latin volatus.

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