Volley

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vt To discharge with, or as with, a volley.

II. Volley ·vi To send the ball full to the top of the wicket.

III. Volley ·vi To return the ball before it touches the ground.

IV. Volley ·noun A return of the ball before it touches the ground.

V. Volley ·noun A sending of the ball full to the top of the wicket.

VI. Volley ·noun A burst or emission of many things at once; as, a volley of words.

VII. Volley ·noun A flight of missiles, as arrows, bullets, or the like; the simultaneous discharge of a number of small arms.

VIII. Volley ·vi To be thrown out, or discharged, at once; to be discharged in a volley, or as if in a volley; to make a volley or volleys.

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