Main Entry:

¹sal·vo

Pronunciation:

\ˈsal-(ˌ)vō\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural salvos or salvoes

Etymology:

Italian salva, from French salve, from Latin, hail!, from salvus healthy — more at safe

Date:

1591

1 a: a simultaneous discharge of two or more guns in military action or as a salute b: the release all at one time of a rack of bombs or rockets (as from an airplane) c: a series of shots by an artillery battery with each gun firing one round in turn after a prescribed interval d: the bombs or projectiles released in a salvo2: something suggestive of a salvo: as a: a sudden burst <a salvo of cheers> b: a spirited attack <the first salvo of a political campaign>