rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise
a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces
volley (n.)
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'