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salvo noun Salvo derives via Italian and French from the Latin adjective salvus, meaning "healthy." Salve, another form of the word, means "hail!" in Latin and was used as a greeting by ancient Romans. (Incidentally, the English salve, referring to a medicinal substance, is no relation.) In English, salvo originally referred to a simultaneous discharge of two or more firearms performed as a salute—which is appropriate, since salute is another descendant of salvus. With time salvo came to refer to such a discharge performed as an act of war. Nowadays a salvo is most often an act of figurative war—such as a critical remark aimed at a debate opponent, or a business decision in a highly competitive industry. 1 a : a simultaneous discharge of two or more guns in military action or as a saluteb : 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 intervald : the bombs or projectiles released in a salvo2 a : a sudden burstb : a spirited attack

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July 18, 2018 SAL-voh The newspaper article was intended as a salvo against the mayor's policies."Soda industry fires salvo at Harvard researchers over sugary drink study warnings" — headline, The Boston Globe, 19 June 2018

Word	salvo
Date	July 18, 2018
Type	noun
Syllables	SAL-voh
Etymology	Salvo derives via Italian and French from the Latin adjective salvus, meaning "healthy." Salve, another form of the word, means "hail!" in Latin and was used as a greeting by ancient Romans. (Incidentally, the English salve, referring to a medicinal substance, is no relation.) In English, salvo originally referred to a simultaneous discharge of two or more firearms performed as a salute—which is appropriate, since salute is another descendant of salvus. With time salvo came to refer to such a discharge performed as an act of war. Nowadays a salvo is most often an act of figurative war—such as a critical remark aimed at a debate opponent, or a business decision in a highly competitive industry.
Examples	The newspaper article was intended as a salvo against the mayor's policies. "Soda industry fires salvo at Harvard researchers over sugary drink study warnings" — headline, The Boston Globe, 19 June 2018
Definition	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 a : a sudden burst b : a spirited attack

Salvo Discharge Latin Salve Simultaneous Performed Salute Time