Associations to the word «Salvo»

Wiktionary

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.

Dictionary definition

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".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats