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volley

Nouns

• (n) rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
  • our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise
  fusillade, burst, salvo,
• (n) a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces

Verbs

• (v) be dispersed in a volley
  • gun shots volleyed at the attackers
• (v) hit before it touches the ground
  • volley the tennis ball
• (v) discharge in, or as if in, a volley
  • the attackers volleyed gunshots at the civilians
• (v) make a volley
• (v) utter rapidly
  • volley a string of curses

Synonyms

fusillade burst salvo

Antonyms

ground stroke

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