salvo

noun

1. An exception; a reservation; an excuse.

   “1649, Charles I of England (attributed), Eikon Basilike They admit […] salvos, cautions, and reservations.”

2. A concentrated fire from pieces of artillery, as in endeavoring to make a break in a fortification; a volley.
3. A salute paid by a simultaneous, or nearly simultaneous, firing of a number of cannon.
4. (broadly)Any volley, as in an argument or debate.

   “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.”

5. The combined cheers of a crowd.

verb

1. (ambitransitive)To discharge weapons in a salvo.

name

1. A surname from Italian.
2. A census-designated place in Dare County, North Carolina, United States.