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<h2 id="related-terms">Related terms</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Salvo/R15uCzaR">Salvo</a> or <a href="/facts/Broadside_(naval)/QkWDKNel">broadside</a> refers to the simultaneous fire of <a href="/facts/Naval_artillery/g5WabhqU">naval artillery</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Barrage_(artillery)/NyXeryVW">Barrage</a> or cannonade refers to a land-based artillery strike.</li> <li>Volley indicates a <i>singular</i> simultaneous discharge of a group of <a href="/facts/Small_arms/GuHx4aGE">small arms</a>, which is then followed by a short interval for reloading. The command to fire is re-issued before each individual volley to preserve organization. This was commonly used during the age of <a href="/facts/Musketry/YmnMv1F2">musketry</a> and is still currently used in the form of the <a href="/facts/3-volley_salute/8MChnW0V">3-volley salute</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Execution_by_firing_squad/toYkANJp">Execution by firing squad</a> refers to the capital punishment by firearms. It is sometimes called "fusillading".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a></li></ul> <p>In non-military contexts, a fusillade is used to mean a sudden flurry or outburst of activity directed at something, such as "a fusillade of questions".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Volley_fire/w6krAwc7">Volley fire</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Volley_gun/XkKHCbFI">Volley gun</a> - A firearm which discharges a group of barrels simultaneously.</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Yahoo". Yahoo. <a href="http://www.yahoo.com/" target="_blank">http://www.yahoo.com/</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"fusilade". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.) <a href="https://www.oed.com/search/dictionary/?q=fusilade" target="_blank">https://www.oed.com/search/dictionary/?q=fusilade</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"the definition of fusillade". www.dictionary.com. <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/browse/fusillade" target="_blank">https://www.dictionary.com/browse/fusillade</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>