volley
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6.8
- noun
- /ˈvɑːli/
- Specialized
- Think of what damage a volley of arrows could do, or one of those stone-throwing arms.
- a volley of fire
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Watch on YouTubeSo when those cosmic ray volleys come in, they can't pass through the core.
- So when those cosmic ray volleys come in, they can't pass through the core.
- And then the fucking house starts to fucking shake and we started to get a volley of RPGs and grenades and machine gunfire, fucking all simultaneous.
Examples
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Volleys of arrows pierce the air.
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This round of tariffs was the first volley in the US China trade war.
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A second volley was fired.
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After that first volley, the rebels had it all their own way.
Fiction book (1992) -
Fire three volleys in the air.
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Private Beaulieu was hit in the first volley of fire and knocked away from his machine gun.
Academic text (2007) -
The reports come at once, five or six volleys, a rampage of sound.
Fiction book (1997) -
Fireworks and cannon volleys proclaim victory.
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The bowmen fired volleys of arrows at the beast when it showed itself above the gunwale.
Fiction book (1992) -
As the battle began, the soldiers unleashed a rapid volley of gunfire towards the enemy.
Synonyms
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8.6
A sudden group of gun or cannon shots fired together
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7.6
A heavy continuous attack by large guns across an area
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5.6
A quick group of shots fired together
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9.5
A quick series of gunshots or attacks that happen at once
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7.1
Fire from several weapons aimed together at one target
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9.3
A long heavy stream of shots from large guns across a wide area to hit many places
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8.8
Many weapons fire together at one target
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9.9
A long, very loud attack by many heavy guns firing rapidly
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Etymology
The word volley comes from the old French volée and Latin volare, meaning 'to fly', and was once used for a flight of arrows or missiles. Imagine many arrows 'flying' together at once; that's why a volley is a sudden group of shots fired together.