salvo has definitions from the fields of military,arms
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[ noun ] (military,arms) rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms

Examples

"our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise"

Used in print

(The Christian Science Monitor,...)

The crowd staged its own mad scene in salvos of cheers and applause and finally a standing_ovation as Miss_Sutherland took curtain_call after curtain_call following a fantastic `` Mad_Scene '' created on_her_own and with the help of the composer and the other performers .

Related terms

fire volley

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[ noun ] (arms) an outburst resembling the discharge of firearms or the release of bombs

Used in print

(L. Don Leet and Florence J. Leet, editors, The World of...)

Generally the first salvo of a tsunami is a rather sharp swell , not different enough from an ordinary wave to alarm casual observers .

Related terms

outburst

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 13659
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[ noun ] a sudden outburst of cheers

Examples

"there was a salvo of approval"

Related terms

cheer

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