SALVOS

salvos

plural of salvo

Salvos pl (plural only)

(Australia) The Salvation Army.

• Sallies (chiefly New Zealand)

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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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3 February 2025

(adjective) possessed by inordinate excitement; “the crowd went crazy”; “was crazy to try his new bicycle”

You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.