volley

Meanings

Noun

• The simultaneous firing of a number of missiles or bullets; the projectiles so fired.
• A burst or emission of many things at once.
• The flight of a ball just before it bounces.
• A shot in which the ball is played before it hits the ground.
• A sending of the ball full to the top of the wicket.

Verb

• To fire a volley of shots
• To hit the ball before it touches the ground
• To be fired in a volley
• To make a volley
• To sound together

Origin

• From Middle French volée, from Vulgar Latin volta, from Late Latin volatus.