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1. (n.) salvo
a simultaneous or successive discharge of artillery, rockets, etc.
2. salvo
a round of gunfire given as a salute.
3. salvo
a round of cheers or applause.
4. salvo
a verbal attack, as upon an opponent or rival.
Etymology: (1585–95; earlier salva < MF
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) salvo
an outburst resembling the discharge of firearms or the release of bombs
2. (noun) fusillade, salvo, volley, burst
rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
"our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise"
3. (noun) salvo
a sudden outburst of cheers
"there was a salvo of approval"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) salvo
an exception; a reservation; an excuse
2. (noun) salvo
a concentrated fire from pieces of artillery, as in endeavoring to make a break in a fortification; a volley
3. (noun) salvo
a salute paid by a simultaneous, or nearly simultaneous, firing of a number of cannon
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Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. salvo
1. In naval gunfire support, a method of fire in which a number of weapons are fired at the same target simultaneously. 2. In close air support or air interdiction operations, a method of delivery in which the release mechanisms are operated to release or fire all ordnance of a specific type simultaneously.
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