Complete Definition of "volley"

English
Noun
en-noun

#The simultaneous firing of a number of missiles; the missiles so fired

  1. sport The flight of a ball just before it bounces
  2. sport A shot, especially in tennis, in which the ball is played before it hits the ground

Translations
trans-top|shot in which the ball is played before it hits the ground
Croatian: t-|hr|volej|m
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Verb
en-verb

  1. transitive To fire a volley of shots
  2. context|sport|transitive To hit the ball before it touches the ground
  3. intransitive To be fired in a volley
  4. context|sport|intransitive To make a volley

Derived terms
half volley
volleyball

Category:English intransitive verbs
Category:English transitive verbs

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