SALVO
\sˈalvə͡ʊ], \sˈalvəʊ], \s_ˈa_l_v_əʊ]\
Definitions of SALVO
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise"
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a sudden outburst of cheers; "there was a salvo of approval"
By Princeton University
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rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise"
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a sudden outburst of cheers; "there was a salvo of approval"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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An exception; a reservation; an excuse.
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A concentrated fire from pieces of artillery, as in endeavoring to make a break in a fortification; a volley.
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A salute paid by a simultaneous, or nearly simultaneous, firing of a number of cannon.
By Oddity Software
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An exception; a reservation; an excuse.
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A concentrated fire from pieces of artillery, as in endeavoring to make a break in a fortification; a volley.
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A salute paid by a simultaneous, or nearly simultaneous, firing of a number of cannon.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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An exception: a reservation.
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A military or naval salute with guns: a simultaneous and concentrated discharge of artillery:-pl. SALVOS.
By Daniel Lyons
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A salute with guns; exception; reservation.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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