volley
n. countablen. a shot in sports like tennis or soccer where you hit the ball before it touches the ground. It can also mean many things, like questions or bullets, being sent at someone all at once.
n. the act of striking or kicking a ball before it makes contact with the ground. By extension, refers to a simultaneous or rapid succession of projectiles, questions, or criticisms.
She won the point with a powerful volley at the net.
The politician faced a volley of difficult questions from the press as soon as he stepped off the plane.
The goalkeeper's spectacular save denied a close-range volley that seemed destined for the top corner, keeping his team's championship hopes alive in the final minutes of the match.
From Middle French volée (“flight”), from Vulgar Latin volta, from Late Latin volatus.
Often used with the preposition 'of' when describing a series of non-physical things like questions or insults.