Monday, January 19, 2009

Definition of a "salvo"


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: as a: a sudden burst (a salvo of cheers) b: a spirited attack (the first salvo of a political campaign)

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