[sal.vo] n, pl salvos or salvoes [It salva, fr. F salve, fr. L, hail], fr. salvus healthy--more at safe] (1591) 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 ~ of cheers" b: a spirited attack "the first ~ of a political campaign"
[2]salvo vt (1839): to release a salvo of ~ vi: to fire a salvo [3]salvo n, pl salvos [ML salvo jure with the right reserved] (1621) 1: a mental reservation: proviso
2: a means of safeguarding one's name or honor or allaying one's conscience: salve