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salvo

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noun (1)

sal·​vo ˈsal-(ˌ)vō How to pronounce salvo (audio)
plural salvos or salvoes
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 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

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verb

salvoed; salvoing; salvos

transitive verb

: to release a salvo of

intransitive verb

: to fire a salvo

salvo

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noun (2)

plural salvos
1
: a mental reservation : proviso
2
: a means of safeguarding one's name or honor or allaying one's conscience : salve

Did you know?

Salvo derives via Italian and French from the Latin adjective salvus, meaning "healthy." Salve, another form of the word, means "hail!" in Latin and was used as a greeting by ancient Romans. (Incidentally, the English salve, referring to a medicinal substance, is no relation.) In English, salvo originally referred to a simultaneous discharge of two or more firearms performed as a salute—which is appropriate, since salute is another descendant of salvus. With time salvo came to refer to such a discharge performed as an act of war. Nowadays a salvo is most often an act of figurative war—such as a critical remark aimed at a debate opponent, or a business decision in a highly competitive industry.

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

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

Noun (2)

Medieval Latin salvo jure with the right reserved

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1839, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Noun (2)

1621, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of salvo was in 1591

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