Associations to the word «Salvo»

SALVO, noun. An exception; a reservation; an excuse.

SALVO, noun. (military) A concentrated fire from pieces of artillery, as in endeavoring to make a break in a fortification; a volley.

SALVO, noun. By extension, any volley, as in an argument or debate.

SALVO, noun. A salute paid by a simultaneous, or nearly simultaneous, firing of a number of cannon.

SALVO, verb. (ambitransitive) To discharge weapons in a salvo.

SALVO, noun. An outburst resembling the discharge of firearms or the release of bombs.

SALVO, noun. Rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise".

SALVO, noun. A sudden outburst of cheers; "there was a salvo of approval".