volley

Meaning of volley

noun

The simultaneous firing of a number of missiles or bullets; the projectiles so fired
A burst or emission of many things at once.
a volley of words
The flight of a ball just before it bounces
A shot in which the ball is played before it hits the ground
A sending of the ball full to the top of the wicket.

verb

To fire a volley of shots
To hit the ball before it touches the ground
To be fired in a volley
To make a volley
To sound together

Information about volley

The plural form of volley is: volleys.
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Hyphenation of volley

vol-ley

It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
volley is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

volley synonyms

Meaning fusillade:

fusillade, salvo, burst

Anagrams of volley

Words that rhyme with volley

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