Salvo

Pronunciation

• RP enPR: sălʹvō, IPA: /ˈsælvəʊ/
• GenAm enPR: sălʹvō, IPA: /ˈsælvoÊŠ/

From Latin salvo, ablative of salvus, the past participle of salvāre ("to save, to reserve"), either from salvo jure literally 'the right being reserved', or from salvo errore et omissone 'reserving error and omission'.

Full definition of salvo

Noun

1. An exception; a reservation; an excuse.They admit many salvos, cautions, and reservations. --Eikon Basilike.2006 MetaFilter community weblog Britannica's issued a salvo against Nature's famous "Wikipedia and the EB are comparably error-strewn" analysis.

A 1719 alteration of salva (1591) "simultaneous discharge of guns," from Latin salva ("salute, volley") (compare salve, also from Italian), from Latin salve ("hail"), imperative of salvere: "be in good health!," the usual Roman greeting, regarded as imperative of salvere "to be in good health,"

Noun

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.
• 2011, October 1, Phil Dawkes, Sunderland 2 - 2 West Brom, It was an impressive opening salvo from the Baggies, especially for a side that have made a poor beginning to what has been an admittedly tough start to their campaign.
3. A salute paid by a simultaneous, or nearly simultaneous, firing of a number of cannon.

Anagrams

• ovals
• sa/vol