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volley
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volley /vol·ley/ (vol´e) a number of simultaneous muscle twitches or nerve impulses all caused by the same stimulus.
vol·ley (vl)
n.
The bursting forth of many things together, such as a synchronous group of impulses induced simultaneously by artificial stimulation of either nerve fibers or muscle fibers.

volley [vol´e]
a rhythmical succession of muscular twitches artificially induced; the aggregate of nerve impulses set up by a single stimulus.

volley
a rhythmical succession of muscular twitches artificially induced; the aggregate of nerve impulses set up by a single stimulus.


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[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The accepted version of history holds that the British commander, Captain Preston, deliberately ordered his men to murder unarmed citizens with controlled volley fire, making the incident a symbol of British brutality.
 
 
 
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