salvo

[ sal-voh ]

/ ˈsæl voʊ /

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Definition of salvo

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.

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Origin of salvo

1585–95; earlier salva<Italian ≪ Latin salvēsalve³

Words nearby salvo

salver, Salve Regina, salverform, salvia, salvific, salvo, sal volatile, salvor, salwar kameez, Salween, Salyut

Other definitions for salvo (2 of 2)

salvo²

[ 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

1635–45; <Latin salvō, ablative of salvus safe, found in legal phrases

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How to use salvo in a sentence

He ends every day there and in the sauna, the hot-cold combination working as an opening salvo in the war against swelling.
Inside a week of recovery with Morgan Moses, one of Washington’s toughest players|Sam Fortier|December 26, 2020|Washington Post
In the latest legal salvo, Democratic and Republican attorneys general from 38 states and territories, led by Colorado and Nebraska, took aim at a broad swath of Google’s digital empire.
Nearly 40 states sue Google alleging search manipulation, marking the third antitrust salvo against the tech giant|Tony Romm|December 17, 2020|Washington Post
The jumbo-size deal for the workplace instant messaging service, announced Tuesday, can be viewed as a salvo directed at a common foe.
5 software acquisitions Salesforce’s Slack deal could spur|rhhackettfortune|December 4, 2020|Fortune
The suit could be an opening salvo ahead of other major government antitrust actions, given ongoing investigations of major tech companies including Apple, Amazon and Facebook at both the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission.
Justice Department to file landmark antitrust case against Google|Bernhard Warner|October 20, 2020|Fortune

The online salvo targeted prominent Democratic politicians and news organizations on social media.
Pro-Trump youth group enlists teens in secretive campaign likened to a ‘troll farm,’ prompting rebuke by Facebook and Twitter|Isaac Stanley-Becker|September 15, 2020|Washington Post
Such standout performances have been rare: her big-screen blockbuster salvo, Batman Begins (2005), fizzled to nothing.
How Can Katie Holmes Escape Tom Cruise—and ‘Dawson’s Creek’?|Tim Teeman|October 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In Chicago, too, a 100-gun salvo went off and every bell in the city rang out.
Atlanta’s Fall Foretold The End Of Civil War Bloodshed|Marc Wortman|September 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The opening salvo was at the 1996 Oscars ceremony, where Silverstone presented the award for Best Makeup.
‘Clueless’: How the Greatest Clique of the ‘90s Transformed Into A Shakespearean Tragedy|Marlow Stern|May 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Back in 2007, Roberts threw his first salvo in the affirmative action wars.
Affirmative Action Isn’t Oppressive, but the Roberts Court Wants to End It Anyway|Mike Sacks|April 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He also strongly urged supporters not to interpret the change in hiring policy as a salvo in war over gay marriage.
World Vision’s Gay Compromise|Brad Kramer|March 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
No more inquisitive cruisers ready to let fly a salvo at anything that stirs.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
Then the Green House struck the door like a salvo of grapeshot.
The Varmint|Owen Johnson
As the day dawned a salvo of twenty-one British guns on the Plaza Miserere gave the signal.
Ponce de Leon|William Pilling
He had barely completed his arrangements when the salvo of British guns gave the signal for the attack.
Ponce de Leon|William Pilling
The first bomb-salvo landed in the young pines, where he had fought against the first air attack.
Flight From Tomorrow|Henry Beam Piper

British Dictionary definitions for salvo (1 of 3)

salvo¹

/ (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

British Dictionary definitions for salvo (2 of 3)

salvo²

/ (ˈsælvəʊ) /

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

British Dictionary definitions for salvo (3 of 3)

Salvo

/ (ˈsælvəʊ) /

noun plural -vos

Australian slang a member of the Salvation Army

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