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Word entry · 6 letters

volley

Best crossword clue

"Burst of shots"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈvɒli/Part of speech noun, verbSorted ellovyStarts with VEnds with Y1 cluesCommon crossword word
1V2O3L4L5E6Y

Definitions

  1. a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces

Word origin

From Middle French volée (“flight”), from Vulgar Latin volta, from Late Latin volatus.

Used in a sentence

  • Fiery darts in flaming volies flew.
  • Each volley tells that thousands cease to breathe.
  • It was by his order the shattered leading company flung itself into the houses when the Sin Verguenza were met by an enfilading volley as they reeled into the calle.

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