salvo

Noun
Synonyms: fusilladevolleyburst

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  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”Synonyms: fusilladevolleyburst
  3. a sudden outburst of cheers“there was a salvo of approval”
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Webster's Dictionary (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]

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]

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