Encounter and Volley

Encounter

Encounter noun - A brief clash between enemies or rivals.

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Volley and encounter are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Volley" instead a noun "Encounter".

Nearby Words: encountered, encountering

Volley noun - A rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once.

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Encounter and volley are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Encounter" instead a noun "Volley".

Nearby Words: volleyed, volleying

initial	initial encounter	initial volley
single	single encounter	single volley
simple	simple encounter	simple volley
entire	entire encounter	entire volley
Other adjectives: deadly, fatal, confusing, next, subsequent, last.

Tennis Boss: Godzilla and Ebirah volley a boulder back and forth at each other in their first encounter.

Source: Film / Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
In the final battle, both ships are again crippled (the Reliant from the devastating volley the Enterprise just delivered, and the Enterprise still from lingering damage from the very first encounter), and it is only a Heroic Sacrifice by Spock that allows them to survive.

Source: Film / Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

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