All 4 Uses

volley
in
The Hiding Place
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Then rifle fire split the air. Around us women began to weep. A second volley. A third. For two hours the executions went on.
p. 197.1 *

volley = a simultaneous discharge of bullets
A volley of blows sounded on my iron door.†
p. 165.1
Even when the slats held, the least movement on the upper platforms sent a shower of dust and straw over the sleepers below—followed by a volley of curses.†
p. 211.1
When mention of the NSBers no longer brought on a volley of self-righteous wrath, I knew the person's healing was not far away.†
p. 247.1

Definitions:

(1) (volley as in: a volley of...)
a rapid burst of bullets, objects, or words -- often happening all at once or in quick succession
(2) (volley in sports)
the act of hitting or returning a ball before it touches the ground, or a sustained series of such hits
(3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)