volley
🇺🇸
/ˈvɑːli/
🇬🇧
/ˈvɒli/
noun
R
A shot made by hitting the ball before it bounces.
She scored with a powerful volley.
R
A simultaneous discharge of firearms or a simultaneous throwing of objects.
The soldiers fired a volley into the air.
R
A rapid succession of questions, comments, or criticisms directed at someone.
The politician faced a volley of questions from the press.
verb
R
To hit the ball before it touches the ground.
He volleyed the ball into the goal.
translation
A shot made by hitting the ball before it bounces.; A simultaneous discharge of firearms or a simultaneous throwing of objects.; A rapid succession of questions, comments, or criticisms directed at someone.
To hit the ball before it touches the ground.
Word Forms
3rd Present
volleys
Past
volleyed
Perfect
volleyed
Progressive
volleying
Plural
volleys