Definitions of volley:

  • noun:   a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces
  • noun:   rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
  • verb:   utter rapidly
    Example: "Volley a string of curses"
  • verb:   make a volley
  • verb:   discharge in, or as if in, a volley
    Example: "The attackers volleyed gunshots at the civilians"
  • verb:   hit before it touches the ground
    Example: "Volley the tennis ball"
  • verb:   be dispersed in a volley
    Example: "Gun shots volleyed at the attackers"