Definition of SALVO

salvo

Meanings

Plural: salvoes, salvos

Noun

  • an outburst resembling the discharge of firearms or the release of bombs
  • rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
  • a sudden outburst of cheers
    • "there was a salvo of approval"
  • An exception; a reservation; an excuse.
  • 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.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin salvo, ablative of salvus, the past participle of salvāre (“to save, to reserve”), either from salvo jure (“the right being reserved”), or from salvo errore et omissone (“reserving error and omission”).

Synonyms

burst, fusillade, volley

Scrabble Score: 8

salvo is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
salvo is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
salvo is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

salvo is a valid Words With Friends word