'Salvo' definitions:

Definition of 'salvo'

From: WordNet
noun
An outburst resembling the discharge of firearms or the release of bombs
noun
Rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise" [syn: fusillade, salvo, volley, burst]
noun
A sudden outburst of cheers; "there was a salvo of approval"

Definition of 'Salvo'

From: GCIDE
  • Salvo \Sal"vo\, n.; pl. Salvos. [L. salvo jure, literally, the right being reserved. See Safe.] An exception; a reservation; an excuse. [1913 Webster]
  • They admit many salvos, cautions, and reservations. --Eikon Basilike. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Salvo'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A salute paid by a simultaneous, or nearly simultaneous, firing of a number of cannon. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'salvo'

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