volley

[US]/ˈvɒli/
[UK]/ˈvɑːli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. simultaneous discharge of a number of missiles
vt. to intercept or strike with a volley
vi. to make a simultaneous discharge of missiles

Phrases & Collocations

volley shot

volleyball game

Example Sentences

a volley of oaths.

The troops let fly a volley of gunfire.

another deadly volley of canister.

he volleyed home the cross.

the dog was volleying joyful barks.

a return volley; a return invitation.

volley musket shots at the attackers.

Her volley was quite impossible to return.

She hit a forehand volley into the net.

Our militia fired off volley after volley from anti-aircraft artillery.

he unleashed a volley of angry questions.

The hailstones volleyed down. Charges and countercharges volleyed through the courtroom.

His timing when he volleys is so good.

he drilled a right-foot volley into the back of the net.

a picket of soldiers fired a volley over the coffin.

Rifles and cannons volleyed on all sides.

Twice they noticed the French appearing below close to them, and they sent volleys of grapeshot at them.

Real-world Examples

Police fired back volleys of tear gas.

Source: VOA Daily Standard December 2020 Collection

Yesterday, the militias fired several volleys of rockets into Mariupol.

Source: NPR News January 2015 Compilation

News of his death triggered a volley of 26 rockets from militants in Gaza.

Source: PBS English News

Prince Estabrook is hit in the first volley.

Source: America The Story of Us

There are also places for tennis and volley ball.

Source: Recitation for Kings Volume 1 (All 100 Lessons)

The union cavalrymen now intervened, releasing a devastating volley.

Source: Biography of Famous Historical Figures

Write home for another one, Harry suggested as the wand let off a volley of bangs like a firecracker.

Source: 2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

You still have to practice serving or volleying back and forth.

Source: Science in Life

Recovering, Peter raced toward Goblin, and released a volley of punches.

Source: Spider-Man: No Way Home

Soon after protesters arrived at Nairobi's Uhuru Park, police launched a first volley of tear gas, dispersing the crowd.

Source: VOA Standard February 2014 Collection

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