salvo
An exception; a reservation; an excuseAn exception; a reservation; an excuse.
» The press secretary faced a salvo of questions from the reporters.
Meaning
5 sensesAn exception; a reservation; an excuse.
1649, Charles I of England (attributed), Eikon Basilike They admit […] salvos, cautions, and reservations.
A concentrated fire from pieces of artillery, as in endeavoring to make a break in a fortification; a volley.
Salve
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A salute paid by a simultaneous, or nearly simultaneous, firing of a number of cannon.
Salve
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(broadly)Any volley, as in an argument or debate.
Salve
The combined cheers of a crowd.
a sudden outburst of cheers
Examples
3 sentencesThe press secretary faced a salvo of questions from the reporters.
A few salvos were fired.
deMan gab einige Salven ab.
Just like at the wedding, the New Year's Eve firecrackers exploded in salvos.
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Origin
From Latin salvo, ablative of salvus, the past participle of salvāre (“to save, to reserveFrom Latin salvo, ablative of salvus, the past participle of salvāre (“to save, to reserve”), either from salvo jure (“the right being reserved”), or from salvo errore et omissone (“reserving error and omission”).
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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