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Meaning
Noun
●
An exception; a
reservation
; an excuse.
●
In Military & Artillery:
A
concentrated
fire
from
pieces
of
artillery
,
as in
endeavoring
to make a
break in
a
fortification
; a volley.
●
A
salute
paid
by a
simultaneous
, or
nearly
simultaneous
,
firing
of
a number of
cannon.
●
Any
volley
,
as in
an
argument
or debate.
●
The
combined
cheers
of a crowd.
Verb
●
To
discharge
weapons
in a salvo.
Name
●
A surname.
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Origin
salvo
English
salvo
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
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