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salvo
noun
rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 5
- Starts with
- S
- Ends with
- O
- Contains
- ALV
- Scrabble score
- 8
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
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noun
rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
“our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise”
noun
a sudden outburst of cheers
“there was a salvo of approval”
noun
an outburst resembling the discharge of firearms or the release of bombs
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Example Sentences
our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise
there was a salvo of approval
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