Noun
a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces

Noun
rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise"

Verb
utter rapidly; "volley a string of curses"

Verb
make a volley

Verb
discharge in, or as if in, a volley; "the attackers volleyed gunshots at the civilians"

Verb
hit before it touches the ground; "volley the tennis ball"

Verb
be dispersed in a volley; "gun shots volleyed at the attackers"

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n.
A flight of missiles, as arrows, bullets, or the like; the simultaneous discharge of a number of small arms.

n.
A burst or emission of many things at once; as, a volley of words.

n.
A return of the ball before it touches the ground.

n.
A sending of the ball full to the top of the wicket.

v. t.
To discharge with, or as with, a volley.

v. i.
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.

v. i.
To return the ball before it touches the ground.

v. i.
To send the ball full to the top of the wicket.

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Volley

Vol"ley , n.; pl. Volleys . [F. vol'82e; flight, a volley, or discharge of several guns, fr. voler to fly, L. volare. See Volatile.] 1. A flight of missiles, as arrows, bullets, or the like; the simultaneous discharge of a number of small arms.

Fiery darts in flaming volleys flew.

Each volley tells that thousands cease to breathe.

2. A burst or emission of many things at once; as, a volley of words. "This volley of oaths." B. Jonson.

Rattling nonsense in full volleys breaks.

3. (a) (Tennis) A return of the ball before it touches the ground. (b) (Cricket) A sending of the ball full to the top of the wicket. Half volley. (a) (Tennis) A return of the ball immediately after is has touched the ground. (b) (Cricket) A sending of the ball so that after touching the ground it flies towards the top of the wicket. R. A. Proctor. -- On the volley, at random. [Obs.] "What we spake on the volley begins work." Massinger. -- Volley gun, a gun with several barrels for firing a number of shots simultaneously; a kind of mitrailleuse.

Volley

Vol"ley , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Volleyed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Volleying.] To discharge with, or as with, a volley.

Volley

Vol"ley, v. i. 1. 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. Tennyson. 2. (a) (Tennis) To return the ball before it touches the ground. (b) (Cricket) To send the ball full to the top of the wicket. R. A. Proctor.

A flight of missiles, as arrows, bullets, or the like; the simultaneous discharge of a number of small arms.

To discharge with, or as with, a volley.

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.