Salvo — Defs

01 n. An exception; a reservation; an excuse.

pl. Salvos ((#))

1.
An exception; a reservation; an excuse.
“They admit many salvos, cautions, and reservations.” — Eikon Basilike.

02 n. A concentrated fire from pieces of artillery, as in endeavoring to make a break in a fortification; a volley.

1.
A concentrated fire from pieces of artillery, as in endeavoring to make a break in a fortification; a volley.(Mil.)
2.
A salute paid by a simultaneous, or nearly simultaneous, firing of a number of cannon.