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SALVO
fusillade, salvo, volley, burst
(noun) rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; “our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise”
salvo
(noun) a sudden outburst of cheers; “there was a salvo of approval”
salvo
(noun) an outburst resembling the discharge of firearms or the release of bombs
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Salvo (plural Salvos)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Salvo is the 11793rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2656 individuals. Salvo is most common among White (85.47%) individuals.
Anagrams
• Lovas, Slavo-, ovals, sa/vol
Etymology 1
Noun
salvo (plural salvos or salvoes)
An exception; a reservation; an excuse.
Etymology 2
Noun
salvo (plural salvos or salvoes)
(military) A concentrated fire from pieces of artillery, as in endeavoring to make a break in a fortification; a volley.
A salute paid by a simultaneous, or nearly simultaneous, firing of a number of cannon.
(by extension) Any volley, as in an argument or debate.
The combined cheers of a crowd.
Verb
salvo (third-person singular simple present salvos, present participle salvoing, simple past and past participle salvoed)
(ambitransitive) To discharge weapons in a salvo.
Anagrams
• Lovas, Slavo-, ovals, sa/vol
Source: Wiktionary
Sal"vo, n.; pl. Salvos. Etym: [L. salvo jure, literally, the right being reserved. See Safe.]
Definition: An exception; a reservation; an excuse. They admit many salvos, cautions, and reservations. Eilon Basilike.
Sal"vo, n. Etym: [F. salve a discharge of heavy cannon, a volley, L. salve hail, imperat. of salvere to be well, akin to salvus well. See Safe.]
1. (Mil.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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