firing vs volley

volley vs firing

firing and volley both are nouns.

firing is not a verb while volley is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
firing	Yes	No	No	No
volley	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, volley is a hyponym of firing; that is, volley is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than firing:

firing: the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
volley: rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms

Other hyponyms of firing include antiaircraft fire, barrage, barrage fire, battery, bombardment, shelling, broadside, burst, fusillade, salvo, call fire, cover, covering fire, concentrated fire, massed fire, counterfire, counterpreparation fire, crossfire, destruction fire, direct fire, distributed fire, fratricide, friendly fire, hostile fire, grazing fire, harassing fire, indirect fire, interdiction fire, neutralization fire, observed fire, preparation fire, radar fire, registration fire, scheduled fire, searching fire, supporting fire, suppressive fire, unobserved fire, artillery fire, cannon fire.

firing (noun)	volley (noun)
the act of setting something on fire	rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)	a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces
the act of discharging a gun
the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy

firing (verb)	volley (verb)
	utter rapidly
	make a volley
	discharge in, or as if in, a volley
	hit before it touches the ground
	be dispersed in a volley

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