Definition of Salto

1. to perform a daring leap [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Salto

saltle
saltless
saltlick
saltlicks
saltlike
saltly
saltmaker
saltmakers
saltmaking
saltmarsh
saltmarshes
saltmouth
saltmouths
saltness
saltnesses
salto (current term)
salto mortale
saltoed
saltoing
saltopus
saltopuses
saltos
saltpan
saltpans
saltpeter
saltpeter paper
saltpeters
saltpetre
saltpetres
saltpetrous

Literary usage of Salto

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Thayer Expedition by Charles Frederick Hartt (1870)
"The salto Grande, during the floods, must be a sight worth a pilgrimage to see. ... The salto consists of several falls and rapids, as above described. ..."

2. The Ancient Cities of the New World: Being Voyages and Explorations in by Désiré Charnay (1887)
"TO DEI, AOUA (FOUNTAIN), CHAPTER III. THE INDIANS. El salto del ... EL salto DEL AGUA is the only monumental fountain in Mexico; it stands in the centre of ..."

3. Autobiography of Giuseppe Garibaldi by Giuseppe Garibaldi (1889)
"BESIEGED IN salto BY LAMOS AND VERGARA. THE two cavalry divisions of Lamos and Vergara remained, with about 700 men, to invest us. ..."

4. Landscapes of Andalucia and the Costa Del Sol by John Oldfield, Christine Oldfield (2002)
"Looking to your left, you will see the salto, your goal, through a gap in the sierra. Access is through a gap in the wall, ..."

5. La Plata, the Argentine Confederation and Paraguay: Being a Narrative of the by Thomas Jefferson Page (1859)
"Current of the River.—Palm Forests of Entre Ríos.—The Arroyo Grande.—Paso Heredera.—Town of Concordia.—Trade.—salto.—The salto Grande.—Killing a Partridge. ..."

6. Thayer Expedition by Charles Frederick Hartt (1870)
"The salto Grande, during the floods, must be a sight worth a pilgrimage to see. ... The salto consists of several falls and rapids, as above described. ..."

7. The Ancient Cities of the New World: Being Voyages and Explorations in by Désiré Charnay (1887)
"TO DEI, AOUA (FOUNTAIN), CHAPTER III. THE INDIANS. El salto del ... EL salto DEL AGUA is the only monumental fountain in Mexico; it stands in the centre of ..."

8. Autobiography of Giuseppe Garibaldi by Giuseppe Garibaldi (1889)
"BESIEGED IN salto BY LAMOS AND VERGARA. THE two cavalry divisions of Lamos and Vergara remained, with about 700 men, to invest us. ..."

9. Landscapes of Andalucia and the Costa Del Sol by John Oldfield, Christine Oldfield (2002)
"Looking to your left, you will see the salto, your goal, through a gap in the sierra. Access is through a gap in the wall, ..."

10. La Plata, the Argentine Confederation and Paraguay: Being a Narrative of the by Thomas Jefferson Page (1859)
"Current of the River.—Palm Forests of Entre Ríos.—The Arroyo Grande.—Paso Heredera.—Town of Concordia.—Trade.—salto.—The salto Grande.—Killing a Partridge. ..."

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