salvo
1[ sal-voh ]
/ ˈsæl voʊ /
noun, plural sal·vos, sal·voes.
a simultaneous or successive discharge of artillery, bombs, etc.
a round of fire given as a salute.
a round of cheers or applause.
Nearby words
- salvemini, gaetano,
- salver,
- salverform,
- salvia,
- salvific,
- salvor,
- salwar kameez,
- salween,
- salyut,
- salzburg
Origin of salvo
1salvo
2[ sal-voh ]
/ ˈsæl voʊ /
noun, plural sal·vos. Archaic.
an excuse or quibbling evasion.
something to save a person's reputation or soothe a person's feelings.
Origin of salvo
21635–45; < Latin salvō, ablative of salvus safe, found in legal phrases
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salvo
1/ (ˈsælvəʊ) /
noun plural -vos or -voes
a discharge of fire from weapons in unison, esp on a ceremonial occasion
concentrated fire from many weapons, as in a naval battle
an outburst, as of applause
Word Origin for salvo
C17: from Italian salva, from Old French salve, from Latin salvē! greetings! from salvēre to be in good health, from salvus safe
noun plural -vos rare
an excuse or evasion
an expedient to save a reputation or soothe hurt feelings
(in legal documents) a saving clause; reservation
Word Origin for salvo
C17: from such Medieval Latin phrases as salvō iurē the right of keeping safe, from Latin salvus safe
Salvo
/ (ˈsælvəʊ) /
noun plural -vos
Australian slang a member of the Salvation Army
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salvo
1719, alteration of salva (1590s) "simultaneous discharge of guns," from Italian salva "salute, volley" (cf. French salve, 16c., from Italian), from Latin salve "hail!," literally "be in good health!," the usual Roman greeting, regarded as imperative of salvere "to be in good health," but properly vocative of salvus "healthy" (see safe (adj.)). The notion is of important visitors greeted with a volley of gunfire into the air; applied afterward to any concentrated fire from guns.
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