volley

noun

/ˈvɒli/

/ˈvɑːli/

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(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.
compare groundstroke see also half-volley, stop volley
Extra Examples
- Alli met the ball on the volley and scored.
- Williams took the set with a stunning backhand volley down the line.
Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- backhand
- forehand
- left-foot
- …
verb + volley
- hit
- lash
- strike
- …
preposition
- 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 Dictionary
verb + volley
- fire
- launch
- unleash
- …
preposition
- volley of
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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’.

verb

/ˈvɒli/

/ˈvɑːli/

[transitive, intransitive]

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they volley	/ˈvɒli/ /ˈvɑːli/
he / she / it volleys	/ˈvɒliz/ /ˈvɑːliz/
past simple volleyed	/ˈvɒlid/ /ˈvɑːlid/
past participle volleyed	/ˈvɒlid/ /ˈvɑːlid/
-ing form volleying	/ˈvɒliɪŋ/ /ˈvɑːliɪŋ/

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volley (something) (in some sports, for example tennis or football (soccer)) to hit or kick the ball before it touches the ground
- He volleyed the ball into the back of the net.
Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French volée, based on Latin volare ‘to fly’.