volley
To fire a volley of shotsTo fire a volley of shots.
» Ziri heard another volley of shots.
Meaning
5 senses(transitive)To fire a volley of shots.
make a volley
(transitive)To hit the ball before it touches the ground.
hit before it touches the ground
(intransitive)To be fired in a volley.
discharge in, or as if in, a volley
(intransitive)To make a volley.
be dispersed in a volley
To sound together.
Examples
8 sentencesZiri heard another volley of shots.
She volleyed the ball over the net.
Tom sliced his volley wide of the post.
deTom feuerte einen Volley am Pfosten vorbei.
He chested the ball up for a volley.
The enemy fired a volley of shots at us.
ruВраг открыл по нам залповый огонь.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From Middle French volée (“flight”), from Vulgar Latin volta, from Late Latin volatus.From Middle French volée (“flight”), from Vulgar Latin volta, from Late Latin volatus.
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Forms
volleys, volleying, volleyed, volleyedWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle