Volley

/ˈvɒli/

Synonyms for "volley" (89 found)

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Closest matches (18)

Noun(4 words)

antiaircraft barragearrow arrowhead badinage bang bantering barb bark barrage blastbobtailed arrowbolt bombardment bowshot

Strong matches (27)

box barragebroadside bullet burst cannon cannonade cannonrychested arrowcloth yard shaftcrackcreeping barragecrossfire dart deluge detonation discharge drumfire ejectionemergency barrageenfilade

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exchange explosion flight flood fulmination fusillade

Noun(1 words)

fire

Related words (44)

Noun(13 words)

fusillade fusillades hit hurl onslaught peltrapid firesalvoes salvos shoot smash strikevolley shot

give and takegun gunfire gunshot hail interaction inundationmortar barragenormal barrageoutbreak outpouring pop potshot quarrel rain reciprocity reed round salvo shaft

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shot shower spraystanding barragestoneshot storm tattooto-and-frotorrent volleying

Verb(1 words)

shuttlecocked

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More general

22 entries

attackball playcombat actioncommunication discharge discussion disperse dissipate emit fire firing hitlet looselet outplay

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More specific

12 entries

backhand volleybarragefiery criticismsforehand volleymachine gun volleyrapid fire questionsrapid questionsrifle volleysalvoverbal barragevolley passvolley shot

Collocations

9 entries

powerful volleyrapid volleyvolley firevolley of arrowsvolley of bulletsvolley of criticismsvolley of questionsvolley shotvolley the ball

Inflections

3 entries

volleyed volleying volleys

Derivations

1 entries

volleyer

Antonyms

1 entries

ground stroke

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

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The enemy fired a volley of shots at us.

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Markets are nervous about another volley of tariff threats from President Donald Trump that would hit German cars and French wine, among other things.

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A volley of artillery fire completely destroyed the buildings.

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Tom sliced his volley wide of the post.

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