Salvo

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.3 Noun 1.4 Etymology 2 1.5 See also

English

Pronunciation

Sal"vo

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Etymology 1

From Latin salvo jure, literally, the right being reserved.

Noun

salvo, plural salvos

1. An exception; a reservation; an excuse.

   They admit many salvos, cautions, and reservations. --Eilon Basilike.

Etymology 2

From French salve, a discharge of heavy cannon, a volley, from Latin salve hail, imperative of salvere to be well, akin to salvus, well.

1. (military) A concentrated fire from pieces of artillery, as in endeavoring to make a break in a fortification; a volley.
2. By extension, any volley, as in an argument or debate.
3. A salute paid by a simultaneous, or nearly simultaneous, firing of a number of cannon.

See also

• The Salvos

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