VOLLEY

n. 1 salvo, bombardment, barrage, cannonade, fusillade, discharge, hail, shower A volley of shot struck the tower, which collapsed 2 outpouring, torrent, flood, deluge, inundation, burst, storm, outbreak The cracks of the muleteer's whip were accompanied by a volley of abuse 3 give and take, to-and-fro, interaction, reciprocity, exchange, volleying, crossfire, badinage, bantering Samuel enjoyed the volley of haggling that accompanied every sale