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Meanings of fire a volley in English

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Usage of fire a volley in English
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The bandits fire a volley, and begin brandishing their arms and shouting.
The Adventures of a Special Correspondent Among the Various Race...
2
Let us all take good aim and fire a volley right into them.
The Mission
3
He gave the order to his men to lie down and fire a volley.
Chatterbox, 1905.
4
So, if they fire a volley, she will be protected.
New Arabian Nights
5
Tell them to take good aim, and fire a volley; I will give the word.
In Times of Peril: A Tale of India
6
We were able to fire a volley as the rest of the party came sweeping by.
Adventures in the Far West
7
And the Yankees dash up every now and then, and fire a volley into your rear.
"Co. Aytch," Maury Grays, First Tennessee Regiment / Or, A Side ...
8
They paused a second to fire a volley, and a storm of shot rattled about him.
The Half-Hearted
9
The horsemen paused a moment to fire a volley, and then charged, but there was little fighting.
Princess Maritza
10
We shall all be murdered. Urged by his example, the men fire a volley among the surrounding savages.
The Cruise of the Mary Rose; Or, Here and There in the Pacific
11
My idea is to completely surround them, and, at a given signal, fire a volley over their heads.
The Boy Allies under Two Flags
12
I proposed, as they had closed the casements, and as the shutters were on the outside, to fire a volley.
Oxford
13
Had the Captain any right to tell one man off for the work, instead of letting them fire a volley?
Trooper Peter Halket of Mashonaland
14
As we pass, fire a volley right into us; and I will make a dart into the wood, in the confusion.
The Young Franc Tireurs, and Their Adventures in the Franco-Prus...
15
On observing this, Murray ordered his party at once to fire a volley, which would inspirit their friends, and intimidate the enemy.
The Three Commanders
16
But Reilly created a diversion by startin' up the motor-bike, and it back- fired like a buncha rookies tryin' to fire a volley.
O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920
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