salvo : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: salvo	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
salvo n an outburst resembling the discharge of firearms or the release of bombs rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise" Synonym(s): fusillade, salvo, volley, burst a sudden outburst of cheers; "there was a salvo of approval"
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.