SALVO


Meaning of SALVO in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sælvoʊ ]

( salvoes)

1.

A salvo is the firing of several guns or missiles at the same time in a battle or ceremony.

They were to fire a salvo of blanks, after the national anthem.

N-COUNT

2.

A salvo of angry words is a lot of them spoken or written at about the same time.

His testimony, however, was only one in a salvo of new attacks.

N-COUNT : with supp

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