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Meaning of volley

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  volley
      n 1: rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; "our fusillade
           from the left flank caught them by surprise" [syn:
           {fusillade}, {salvo}, {volley}, {burst}]
      2: a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces
         [ant: {ground stroke}]
      v 1: be dispersed in a volley; "gun shots volleyed at the
           attackers"
      2: hit before it touches the ground; "volley the tennis ball"
      3: discharge in, or as if in, a volley; "the attackers volleyed
         gunshots at the civilians"
      4: make a volley
      5: utter rapidly; "volley a string of curses"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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