salvo (n.)

  1. an outburst resembling the discharge of firearms or the release of bombs

  2. rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise

    [ Syn: fusillade , volley , burst ]

  3. a sudden outburst of cheers; there was a salvo of approval'

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