broadside vs volley

broadside

noun
  • One side of a ship above the water line; all the guns on one side of a warship; their simultaneous firing. 

  • The printed lyrics of a folk song or ballad; a broadsheet. 

  • A forceful attack, be it written or spoken. 

  • A large sheet of paper, printed on one side and folded. 

verb
  • To collide with something side-on. 

adv
  • Sideways; with the side turned to the direction of some object. 

volley

noun
  • The simultaneous firing of a number of missiles or bullets; the projectiles so fired. 

  • A burst or emission of many things at once. 

  • The flight of a ball just before it bounces. 

  • A shot in which the ball is played before it hits the ground. 

  • A sending of the ball full to the top of the wicket. 

verb
  • To make a volley 

  • To sound together 

  • To fire a volley of shots 

  • To hit the ball before it touches the ground 

  • To be fired in a volley 

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