salvo
/ˈsælvoʊ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.86 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An exception; a reservation; an excuse.
noun
A concentrated fire from pieces of artillery, as in endeavoring to make a break in a fortification; a volley.
noun
A salute paid by a simultaneous, or nearly simultaneous, firing of a number of cannon.
name
A census-designated place in Dare County, North Carolina, United States.
Example Sentences
- "1649, Charles I of England (attributed), Eikon Basilike They admit […] salvos, cautions, and reservations."
- "“Regard not that, my brother,” answered Magdalen Græme; “the first successors of Saint Peter himself, were elected not in sunshine but in tempests—not in the halls of the Vatican, but in the subterranean vaults and dungeons of Heathen Rome—they were not gratulated with shouts and salvos of cannon-shot and of musquetry, and the display of artificial fire—no, my brother—but by the hoarse summons of Lictors and Prætors, who came to drag the Fathers of the Church to martyrdom.[…]”"
- "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."
- "Together, Johnson's plans mean that the clashes in parliament and the Supreme Court may be only the opening salvos in what promises to be the biggest constitutional storm in centuries."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈsælvoʊ/
- British English: /ˈsælvəʊ/
Inflected Forms
Phrases
salvo clause
the Salvos
Frequently Paired Words
the Salvos