transcription, транскрипция: [ vɒli ]
( volleys, volleying, volleyed)
1.
In sport, if someone volleys the ball, they hit it before it touches the ground.
He volleyed the ball spectacularly into the far corner of the net...
McNeil volleyed more effectively in the second set.
VERB : V n prep / adv , V
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Volley is also a noun.
She hit most of the winning volleys.
N-COUNT
2.
A volley of gunfire is a lot of bullets that travel through the air at the same time.
It’s still not known how many died in the volleys of gunfire...
N-COUNT : oft N of n