Fusillade (noun)

1. A sudden and continuous outburst of gunfire from a number of weapons.
2. A rapid and continuous succession of verbal abuse or criticism.

Origin:

Mid 17th century: from french, from fusiller "shoot with a fusil", from fusil "musket".

Examples:

1. The soldiers were caught in a fusillade of bullets.
2. The speaker was met with a fusillade of questions from the audience.
3. The building was hit by a fusillade of rockets.
4. The team was under a fusillade of criticism for their poor performance.
5. The crowd was hit by a fusillade of pepper spray.