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Definition of Salvo
1. Noun. An outburst resembling the discharge of firearms or the release of bombs.
2. Noun. Rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms. "Our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise"
Generic synonyms: Fire, Firing
Derivative terms: Fusillade, Volley, Volley
3. Noun. A sudden outburst of cheers. "There was a salvo of approval"
Definition of Salvo
1. n. An exception; a reservation; an excuse.
2. n. A concentrated fire from pieces of artillery, as in endeavoring to make a break in a fortification; a volley.
Definition of Salvo
1. Noun. An exception; a reservation; an excuse. ¹
2. Noun. (military) A concentrated fire from pieces of artillery, as in endeavoring to make a break in a fortification; a volley. ¹
3. Noun. By extension, any volley, as in an argument or debate. ¹
4. Noun. A salute paid by a simultaneous, or nearly simultaneous, firing of a number of cannon. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Salvo
1. to discharge firearms simultaneously [v -ED, -ING, -S or -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Salvo
Literary usage of Salvo
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Nicaragua: Its People, Scenery, Monuments, and the Proposed Interoceanic Canal by Ephraim George Squier (1852)
"... AND WHAT HAPPENED TO THE COMMANDANTE AFTER WE LEFT—DEPARTURE UNDER A MILITARY
salvo VIEW OF SAN CARLOS FROM THE LAKE—LAKE NAVIGATION CARD ..."
2. Lives of the Queens of Scotland and English Princesses Connected with the by Agnes Strickland (1855)
"They entered under a salvo of artillery; but poor Mary found herself still a
captive,2 subjected to the like restraint in which she had been held at Dunbar ..."
3. Across Chrysê: Being the Narrative of a Journey of Exploration Through the by Archibald Ross Colquhoun (1883)
"... the loose—A salvo—Too much servility—A grand reception—A good dinner—Quinine,
a prized present—Necessity of gifts—Avoiding suspicion—Our vicissitudes. ..."
4. Nicaragua: Its People, Scenery, Monuments, and the Proposed Interoceanic Canal by Ephraim George Squier (1852)
"... AND WHAT HAPPENED TO THE COMMANDANTE AFTER WE LEFT—DEPARTURE UNDER A MILITARY
salvo VIEW OF SAN CARLOS FROM THE LAKE—LAKE NAVIGATION CARD ..."
5. Lives of the Queens of Scotland and English Princesses Connected with the by Agnes Strickland (1855)
"They entered under a salvo of artillery; but poor Mary found herself still a
captive,2 subjected to the like restraint in which she had been held at Dunbar ..."
6. Across Chrysê: Being the Narrative of a Journey of Exploration Through the by Archibald Ross Colquhoun (1883)
"... the loose—A salvo—Too much servility—A grand reception—A good dinner—Quinine,
a prized present—Necessity of gifts—Avoiding suspicion—Our vicissitudes. ..."
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