SALVOES

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


Noun

salvoes

plural of salvo

Source: Wiktionary


SALVO

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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24 December 2024

INTUITIVELY

(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”


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