plural salvos or salvoes
Definition of salvo
(Entry 1 of 3)
1a
: 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 salvo
2
: something suggestive of a salvo: such as
a
: a sudden burst
a salvo of cheers
b
: a spirited attack
the first salvo of a political campaign
salvo
verb
salvoed; salvoing; salvos
Definition of salvo (Entry 2 of 3)
: to release a salvo of
: to fire a salvo
salvo
noun (2)
plural salvos
Definition of salvo (Entry 3 of 3)
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The first known use of salvo was in 1591
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