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Hitting a thing before it ever touches the ground — gravity's loss, your gain.
means A shot, kick, or burst delivered in mid-air or in rapid simultaneous succession before settling.
from From French volee, a flight, rooted in Latin volare, to fly — because the ball never lands.
Tennis artPlayed at the net, decided in milliseconds
War echoA volley once meant guns firing together
Sport namesakeVolleyball is literally a game of flight