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. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
He chested the ball up for a volley.
The enemy fired a volley of shots at us.
ruВраг открыл по нам залповый огонь. — Balamax
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