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Noun
S:
(n)
fusillade (fusillade%1:04:00::)
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salvo (salvo%1:04:00::)
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volley (volley%1:04:00::)
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burst (burst%1:04:01::)
(rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms)
"our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise"
S:
(n)
volley (volley%1:04:01::)
(a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces)
Verb
S:
(v)
volley (volley%2:38:01::)
(be dispersed in a volley)
"gun shots volleyed at the attackers"
S:
(v)
volley (volley%2:35:01::)
(hit before it touches the ground)
"volley the tennis ball"
S:
(v)
volley (volley%2:35:00::)
(discharge in, or as if in, a volley)
"the attackers volleyed gunshots at the civilians"
S:
(v)
volley (volley%2:33:00::)
(make a volley)
S:
(v)
volley (volley%2:32:00::)
(utter rapidly)
"volley a string of curses"