1. (

• fusillade ,
• salvo ,
• volley ,
• burst ,

) rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise" ;

2. (

• volley ,

) a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces ;

1. (

• volley ,

) be dispersed in a volley; "gun shots volleyed at the attackers" ;

2. (

• volley ,

) hit before it touches the ground; "volley the tennis ball" ;

3. (

• volley

) discharge in, or as if in, a volley; "the attackers volleyed gunshots at the civilians" ;

4. (

• volley

) make a volley ;

5. (

• volley

) utter rapidly; "volley a string of curses" ;