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salvo
noun(sal-vo)
a simultaneous discharge of two or more guns in military action or as a salute
salvo
noun(sal-vo)
the release all at one time of a rack of bombs or rockets (as from an airplane)
salvo
noun(sal-vo)
a series of shots by an artillery battery with each gun firing one round in turn after a prescribed interval
salvo
verb(sal-vo)
to release a salvo of
salvo
verb(sal-vo)
to fire a salvo
salvo
noun(sal-vo)
a mental reservation : proviso
salvo
noun(sal-vo)
a means of safeguarding one's name or honor or allaying one's conscience : salve

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