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salvo (oh)



[C usually singular] formal
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Italian; Origin: salva, from French salve, from Latin, a greeting, from salvere 'to be healthy', from salvus; SAFE1]
[+ of] when several guns are fired during a battle or as part of a ceremony
opening salvo
the first in a series of questions, statements etc that you use to try to win an argument
::Congressman Saunders fired the opening salvo during a heated debate on capital punishment.
sudden laughter, applause etc from many people at the same time