Volley - Definition

n 1: rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; "our fusillade
from the left flank caught them by surprise" [syn:
fusillade, salvo, volley, burst]
2: a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces
[ant: ground stroke]
v 1: be dispersed in a volley; "gun shots volleyed at the
attackers"
2: hit before it touches the ground; "volley the tennis ball"
3: discharge in, or as if in, a volley; "the attackers volleyed
gunshots at the civilians"
4: make a volley
5: utter rapidly; "volley a string of curses"