I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a hail/volley of bullets (= a lot of bullets fired all together )
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Officers were met by a hail of bullets from the house.
a volley of shots (= a number of shots fired quickly )
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He fired off a volley of shots from his rifle.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
gun
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The Helblaster volley gun is a special case, and every Imperial army should have at least one of these weapons.
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Fighting the Empire you have to look out for the Helblaster volley gun .
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Knowing this as the Empire player means that you can position your volley guns to block obvious enemy lines of advance.
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The volley gun is burst apart and its crew blasted to pieces.
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In terms of effectiveness for points costs volley guns are very cheap, so shed no tears if you lose one.
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A volley gun can not move and shoot in the same turn except to turn to face its target.
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Believe me, all those cannon, mortars and volley guns should strike fear into the heart of the enemy.
■ VERB
fire
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They grabbed rifles and fired volley after volley into the air to show their erstwhile companions that it could be done.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Before it was lowered into the ground, a volley of shots was fired over the General's coffin.
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The soldiers fired a volley into the air as a warning to the crowd.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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I am assailed by the usual volley of self-accusations: What am I looking for anyway?
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It held up in the water, throwing the Luton defence off balance and enabling Black to drive home a left-footed volley .
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Like Chrissie Evert executing an effortless backhand crosscourt volley at Wimbledon, Perdita shot forward and whacked the ball home.
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Perhaps, years later, children would finally get the chance to engage in a tennis volley .
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Supper was a rattle and volley of opinions, reminders, acknowledgments, and discoveries of shared tastes.
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The roar of artillery grew more distinct, mingled with the continuous volleys of musketry.
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You sometimes see volleys go in like it ... but never a dead ball situation.
II. verb
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A beautiful cross in from the left, a dummy by Speed, leaving Wallace to volley home.
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Advice started to volley back and forth.
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On Monday he was using all his tennis skills to volley a series of determined media attacks.
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Where couldn't he volley because of his own weaknesses or patterns.