volley

Meanings

• rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
• a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces
• be dispersed in a volley
  • "gun shots volleyed at the attackers"
• hit before it touches the ground
  • "volley the tennis ball"
• discharge in, or as if in, a volley
  • "the attackers volleyed gunshots at the civilians"
• make a volley
• utter rapidly
  • "volley a string of curses"

Synonyms

burst, fusillade, salvo