Both Uses of
volley
in
Fearless
- At that moment, this newly identified shooter sprayed the tree and wall with a long volley of bullets, many of them hitting Adam's exposed left side between his armor plates.†
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- The three-round volley from the honor guard's rifles got the cows mooing, making Austin smile.†
p. 299.8
Definitions:
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(1)
(volley as in: a volley of...) a rapid burst of bullets, objects, or words -- often happening all at once or in quick succession
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(2)
(volley in sports) the act of hitting or returning a ball before it touches the ground, or a sustained series of such hits