volley of bullets
1volley — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 of stones, bullets, etc. VERB + VOLLEY ▪ fire, launch, unleash ▪ The police fired a volley of bullets over the heads of the crowd. PREPOSITION ▪ volley …
2volley — vol|ley1 [ˈvɔli US ˈva:li] n [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: volée flight , from voler to fly , from Latin volare] 1.) a large number of bullets, rocks etc shot or thrown through the air at the same time volley of ▪ a volley of bullets 2.) a… …
3volley — I UK [ˈvɒlɪ] / US [ˈvɑlɪ] noun [countable] Word forms volley : singular volley plural volleys 1) a lot of questions, insults etc all spoken or made at the same time a volley of abuse 2) a) a lot of objects that move through the air a volley of… …
4volley — vol|ley1 [ vali ] noun count 1. ) volley of a lot of questions, insults, etc. all spoken or made at the same time: a volley of abuse a ) a lot of objects that move through the air: a volley of bullets b ) a lot of shots from guns at the same time …
5volley — 1 noun (C) 1 a large number of shots fired from a gun at the same time (+ of): a volley of bullets 2 a lot of questions, insults, attacks etc that are all said or made at the same time (+ of): a volley of abuse | a volley of blows 3 a hit in… …
6Volley — Vol ley, n.; pl. {Volleys}. [F. vol[ e]e; flight, a volley, or discharge of several guns, fr. voler to fly, L. volare. See {Volatile}.] 1. A flight of missiles, as arrows, bullets, or the like; the simultaneous discharge of a number of small arms …
7Volley gun — Volley Vol ley, n.; pl. {Volleys}. [F. vol[ e]e; flight, a volley, or discharge of several guns, fr. voler to fly, L. volare. See {Volatile}.] 1. A flight of missiles, as arrows, bullets, or the like; the simultaneous discharge of a number of… …
8volley — [väl′ē] n. pl. volleys [MFr volee < VL * volata < fem. of L volatus, pp. of volare, to fly] 1. a) the simultaneous discharge of a number of firearms or other weapons b) the bullets, arrows, etc. discharged in this way 2. a burst of words or …
9volley — ► NOUN (pl. volleys) 1) a number of bullets, arrows, or other projectiles discharged at one time. 2) a series of utterances directed at someone in quick succession. 3) (in sport) a strike or kick of the ball made before it touches the ground. ►… …
10volley — n. & v. n. (pl. eys) 1 a the simultaneous discharge of a number of weapons. b the bullets etc. discharged in a volley. 2 (usu. foll. by of) a noisy emission of oaths etc. in quick succession. 3 Tennis the return of a ball in play before it… …
