volley
noun/ˈvɒli/
/ˈvɑːli/
- (in some sports, for example tennis or football (soccer)) a hit or kick of the ball before it touches the ground
- She hit a forehand volley into the net.
Extra ExamplesTopics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2- Alli met the ball on the volley and scored.
- Williams took the set with a stunning backhand volley down the line.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- backhand
- forehand
- left-foot
- …
- hit
- lash
- strike
- …
- on the volley
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- volley (of something) a lot of bullets, stones, etc. that are fired or thrown at the same time
- A volley of shots rang out.
- Police fired a volley over the heads of the crowd.
- The police fired a volley of bullets over the heads of the crowd.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + volley- fire
- launch
- unleash
- …
- volley of
- volley (of something) a lot of questions, comments, offensive remarks, etc. that are directed at somebody quickly one after the other synonym torrent
- She faced a volley of angry questions from her mother.
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French volée, based on Latin volare ‘to fly’.
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