salvo Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an outburst resembling the discharge of firearms or the release of bombs
  2. noun rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
    fusillade; volley; burst.
    • our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise
  3. noun a sudden outburst of cheers
    • there was a salvo of approval

WordNet

Sal"vo noun
Etymology
L. salvo jure, literally, the right being reserved. See Safe.
Wordforms
plural Salvos
Definitions
  1. An exception; a reservation; an excuse.
    They admit many salvos, cautions, and reservations. Eilon Basilike.
Sal"vo noun
Etymology
F. salve a discharge of heavy cannon, a volley, L. salve hail, imperat. of salvere to be well, akin to salvus well. See Safe.
Definitions
  1. (Mil.) A concentrated fire from pieces of artillery, as in endeavoring to make a break in a fortification; a volley.
  2. A salute paid by a simultaneous, or nearly simultaneous, firing of a number of cannon.

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