salvo
Other forms: salvos; salvoes
A salvo is when troops fire their guns all at the same time. A salvo of shots might signal the beginning of a military battle.
Another word for the gunfire kind of salvo is a "volley." Military planners have used salvos as a way to overwhelm an opposing army, including during engagements between battleships and tanks. You can also use salvo in a more figurative way, describing a verbal barrage or attack: "Her direct, almost rude questions were seen as the opening salvo in the battle between the two political candidates."
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rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms, also used figuratively
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an outburst resembling the discharge of firearms or the release of bombs
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a sudden outburst of cheers“there was a salvo of approval”type of:cheera cry or shout of approval
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