Volley

n. concurrent burst or discharge of words or ammunition from opposite sides; firing of numerous missiles at once; return of a ball before it touches the ground (Sports)

v. hit a ball back and forth without letting it fall to the ground; discharge simultaneously from two sides (as of heated words or ammunition); barrage with missiles

In military parlance a volley is a simultaneous discharge of weapons, such as a volley of musket fire, or a broadside from a warship.See Volley gun.In a number of ball games a volley is a ball that is received and delivered without touching the ground. Volleyball.Volley (tennis).Volley (football). It is also a slang/jocular/derogatory term for members of a Volunteer fire department.
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Noun
1. rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise"
(synonym) fusillade, salvo, burst
(hypernym) fire, firing
2. a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces
(antonym) ground stroke
(hypernym) return
Verb
1. be dispersed in a volley; "gun shots volleyed at the attackers"
(hypernym) disperse, dissipate, scatter, spread out
(derivation) fusillade, salvo, burst
2. hit before it touches the ground; "volley the tennis ball"
(hypernym) hit
3. discharge in, or as if in, a volley; "the attackers volleyed gunshots at the civilians"
(hypernym) discharge
(derivation) fusillade, salvo, burst
4. make a volley
(hypernym) play
(classification) court game
5. utter rapidly; "volley a string of curses"
(hypernym) utter, emit, let out, let loose

n. volley, return of a ball before it touches the ground (Sports)

n. volleyball, game in which two teams position themselves on either side of a high net on a rectangular court and hit a ball back and forth over the net