volley (
http://definr.com/volley)
n 1: rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; "our fusillade
from the left flank caught them by surprise" [syn:
fusillade,
salvo,
burst]
2: a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces
[ant:
ground stroke]
v 1: be dispersed in a volley
2: hit on the volley, of a tennis ball
3: propel while in the air and before touching the ground, as
of a ball in a game
4: discharge in, or as if in, a volley
5: kick before a rebound, as of a soccer ball
6: make a volley, as in a game of tennis
7: utter rapidly; "volley a string of curses"