salvo
A concentrated fire from pieces of artillery, as in endeavoring to make a break in a…A concentrated fire from pieces of artillery, as in endeavoring to make a break in a fortification; a volley.
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» The press secretary faced a salvo of questions from the reporters.
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Examples
3 sentencesThe press secretary faced a salvo of questions from the reporters.
A few salvos were fired.
deMan gab einige Salven ab. — brauchinet
Just like at the wedding, the New Year's Eve firecrackers exploded in salvos.
Meaning
5 sensesA concentrated fire from pieces of artillery, as in endeavoring to make a break in a fortification; a volley.
Salve
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залпzalp
An exception; a reservation; an excuse.
A salute paid by a simultaneous, or nearly simultaneous, firing of a number of cannon.
Salve
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More meanings 2
(broadly)Any volley, as in an argument or debate.
Salve
The combined cheers of a crowd.
- an outburst resembling the discharge of firearms or the release of bombs
- rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
- a sudden outburst of cheers
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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plural: salvos / salvoesSynonyms
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