VOL'LEY, noun plural volleys. [Latin volo.] 1. A flight of shot; the discharge of many small arms at once. 2. A burst or emission of many things at once; as a volley of words. But rattling nonsense to full volleys breaks. VOL'LEY, verb transitive to discharge with a volley VOL'LEY, verb intransitive To throw out or discharge at once.
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