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English to English noun
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rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms |  | Example: our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise
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a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces | | source: wordnet30
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A flight of missiles, as arrows, bullets, or the like; the simultaneous discharge of a number of small arms. | | source: webster1913 verb
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be dispersed in a volley | | Example: gun shots volleyed at the attackers
source: wordnet30
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hit before it touches the ground | | Example: volley the tennis ball
source: wordnet30
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discharge in, or as if in, a volley | | Example: the attackers volleyed gunshots at the civilians
source: wordnet30
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make a volley | | source: wordnet30
| 8 |
utter rapidly | | Example: volley a string of curses
source: wordnet30
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To discharge with, or as with, a volley. | | source: webster1913
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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. | | source: webster1913
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