volley Copy link Outline I. Lit.II. Fig. • volley: I. Lit.: Phr.: the line of the Gauls was overwhelmed with v.s of missiles, nubes levium telorum conjecta obruit aciem Gallorum, Liv. 38, 26: v.s of darts fall on them, tempestas telorum et ferreus ingruit imber, Virg. Aen. 12, 284: v.s of stones, jaculationes saxorum, App.: v. storm, shower. II. Fig.: Phr.: a v. of complaints, tempestas querelarum, Cic. Pis. 36, 89: amid this v. of words, in hac veluti jaculatione verborum, Quint. 6, 3, 43: before he could pour out this v. of words, priusquam illam eloquentiae procellam effunderet, id, 11, 3, 158: they assail Fufius with v.s of abuse, Fufium clamoribus et conviciis consectantur, Cic. Att. 2, 18, 1: v. storm, shower.