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Volley

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈvɒli

Definitions

  1. The simultaneous firing of a number of missiles or bullets; the projectiles so fired.
  2. A burst or emission of many things at once.
  3. The flight of a ball just before it bounces.
  4. A shot in which the ball is played before it hits the ground.
  5. A sending of the ball full to the top of the wicket.

Equivalents

24 more languages
العربيةالوابل
Azərbaycan diliyaylım
Catalàsalvavolea
Gaeilgeroisrúisc
Galegosalva
עבריתצרור
日本語斉射
ქართულიზალპი
Македонскизалпплотун
Portuguêssalvasaraivadavôleivoleio
RomânăSalva
Русскийзалп
Svenskasalva
Türkçesalvo
Українськазалпзалповий

Examples

Fiery darts in flaming volies flew.”
Each volley tells that thousands cease to breathe.”
“It was by his order the shattered leading company flung itself into the houses when the Sin Verguenza were met by an enfilading volley as they reeled into the calle.”
“a volley of words
When we do speak at volley
“A whole volley of furious criticism was poured on the author [Alexander Pope] by those enemies whom his contempt had created, and his honest pride had justly disdained to propitiate.”
But there was nothing he could do about Villa's second when Agbonlahor crossed from the left and Bent finished with a precision volley.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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