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salvo

UK/ˈsælvəʊ/ US/ˈsælvoʊ/ uncommon

noun

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”
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3.

a sudden outburst of cheers

  • “there was a salvo of approval”

Origin

An alteration from 1719 of salva (“simultaneous discharge of guns”) (1591) from Latin salva (“salute, volley”) (compare French salve, also from Italian), from Latin salve (“hail”), the usual Roman greeting, imperative of salvere (“to be in good health”).

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