volleys
Meaning of volleys
plural noun
- a number of bullets, arrows, or other projectiles discharged at one time.
the infantry let off a couple of volleys
- (in sport, especially tennis or soccer) a strike or kick of the ball made before it touches the ground.
a forehand volley
- (in sport, especially tennis or soccer) strike or kick (the ball) before it touches the ground.
she volleyed the ball home
he took his chance well, volleying into the top corner from 25 yards
- utter or discharge in quick succession.
the dog was volleying joyful barks
late 16th century: from French volée, based on Latin volare ‘to fly’.
Information about volleys
- The singular form of volleys is: volley.
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Hyphenation of volleys
vol-leys
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- volleys is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
volleys synonyms
Meaning a concentrated artillery bombardment over a wide area:
Meaning a period of continuous heavy gunfire:
Meaning a container consisting of one or more cells, in which chemical energy is converted into electricity and used as a source of power:
Meaning a destructive wave of highly compressed air spreading outwards from an explosion:
Meaning a continuous attack with bombs, shells, or other missiles:
Meaning a firing of all the guns from one side of a warship:
Meaning a simultaneous discharge of artillery or other guns in a battle:
Meaning a series of shots fired or missiles thrown all at the same time or in quick succession:
Meaning a heavy discharge of missiles or blows:
Meaning a large number of things hurled forcefully through the air:
Meaning a mass of small things falling or moving at the same time:
Meaning a small waterfall, typically one of several that fall in stages down a steep rocky slope:
Meaning a large or overwhelming quantity of things that fall or descend:
Meaning a large number of things that happen or come one after the other:
Meaning a great quantity of something arriving at the same time:
Meaning an overwhelming outpouring of (something, typically words):
Meaning a sudden arrival or occurrence of something in overwhelming quantities:
Meaning an intensive or sudden military attack:
Words that rhyme with volleys
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