salvo

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an outburst resembling the discharge of firearms or the release of bombs
  2. noun rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
  3. noun a sudden outburst of cheers

Etymology

From Latin salvo, ablative of salvus, the past participle of salvāre (“to save, to reserve”), either from salvo jure (“the right being reserved”), or from salvo errore et omissone (“reserving error and omission”).

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