Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Salvo"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Salvo \Sal"vo\, n.; pl. {Salvos}. [L. salvo jure, literally, the
right being reserved. See {Safe.}]
An exception; a reservation; an excuse.
They admit many salvos, cautions, and reservations.
--Eikon
Basilike.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Salvo \Sal"vo\, n. [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.) 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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
salvo
n 1: an outburst resembling the discharge of firearms or the
release of bombs
2: rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; "our fusillade
from the left flank caught them by surprise" [syn: {fusillade},
{volley}, {burst}]
3: a sudden outburst of cheers; "there was a salvo of approval"
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