volley

vol•ley

[[t]ˈvɒl i[/t]] n. pl. -leys, v. n.

1) mil the simultaneous discharge of a number of missiles or firearms

2) mil the missiles so discharged

3) a burst or outpouring of many things at once or in quick succession:

a volley of protests[/ex]

4) spo

a) the return of a ball or shuttlecock, as in tennis or badminton, before it hits the ground

b) the flight of the ball before it hits the ground

c) a series of such returns; rally

5) spo a kick of the ball in soccer before it bounces on the ground

6) to discharge in or as if in a volley

7) spo to return (a ball) before it hits the ground, as in tennis

8) spo to kick (the ball) in soccer before it bounces on the ground

9) mil to be discharged together, as missiles

10) to move or proceed with great rapidity, as in a volley

11) mil to fire a volley; sound together, as firearms

12) spo to return a ball, as in tennis or soccer, before it touches the ground

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Etymology: 1565–75; < MF volee flight, der. of voler to fly < L volāre vol′ley•er, n.