- An exception; a reservation; an excuse. - A concentrated fire from pieces of artillery, as in
endeavoring to make a break in a fortification; a volley. - A salute paid by a simultaneous, or nearly simultaneous,
firing of a number of cannon.
Meaning of 'salvo' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 . salvo
[ n]
Meaning (1): - rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
Example in sentence:
our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise