Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An exception; a reservation; an excuse; a saving fact or clause.
- noun A general discharge of guns intended as a salute.
- noun A concentrated fire from a greater or less number of pieces of artillery, for the purpose of breaching, etc., the simultaneous concussion of a number of cannon-balls on masonry, or even earthwork, producing a very destructive effect.
- noun The combined shouts or cheers of a multitude, generally expressive of honor, esteem, admiration, etc.: as, salvos of applause.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An exception; a reservation; an excuse.
- noun (Mil.) A concentrated fire from pieces of artillery, as in endeavoring to make a break in a fortification; a volley.
- noun A salute paid by a simultaneous, or nearly simultaneous, firing of a number of cannon.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
exception ; areservation ; anexcuse . - noun military A
concentrated fire from pieces ofartillery , as inendeavoring to make abreak in afortification ; avolley . - noun By extension, any
volley , as in anargument ordebate . - noun A
salute paid by asimultaneous , or nearly simultaneous, firing of a number of cannon.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
- noun a sudden outburst of cheers
- noun an outburst resembling the discharge of firearms or the release of bombs
Etymologies
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Examples
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The first ammendment remains in force, so my salvo is “Deal with it Tony”.
Anthony Dias Blue, bloggers, and the exposure package | Dr Vino's wine blog 2009
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Prediction: The next salvo from the McCain camp will reference Obama's vote FOR the "Cheney Energy Bill."
Obama Responds to McCain Conservation Ad - Swampland - TIME.com 2008
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Already the warning shots have been fired regarding smaller class sizes for P1 to P3 and I can't imagine the salvo is going to let up any time soon.
An Opposition Reborn Jeff 2007
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So the last salvo is usually to establish a patent much in the same vein as the anemic Microsoft - in order to stifle competition.
Smart Mobs » Blog Archive » Blackboard wins patent on e-learning 2006
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Witness this week's opening salvo from the Chinese Iron and Steel Association: If steel prices have fallen back to 1994 levels, why shouldn't the key raw material be cut to the same mark?
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His partner in crime in this opening salvo is J.H. Williams III.
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Here's the latest salvo from the Bush/Rove campaign against the Democrats.
11/18/2005 2005
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The second burst coincided with the next salvo from the Russians 'Maxim machine gun.
Panzer Aces Kurowski, Franz 1992
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The A.P. was below when the salvo from the German cruiser struck the ship.
The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War Edward S. [Illustrator] Hodgson 1917
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The latest hate-filled salvo is from Lou Sheldon's Traditional Values Coalition Web site:
11/01/2005 2005
minerva commented on the word salvo
Archaic: a bad excuse, evasion, quibble.
December 19, 2007
minerva commented on the word salvo
There never was a rogue, who had not a salvo to himself for being so.
Lovelace to Belford, Clarissa by Samuel Richardson
December 19, 2007