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51salvo — [16] When English originally acquired the word salvo, it was in the forms salve or salva, which came respectively from French salve and its source, Italian salva. This originally meant ‘salute, greeting’ (it came from salvē ‘hail’, the imperative …
52salvo — i. In air to ground armament delivery, firing or releasing all weapons of a type simultaneously, or nearly so. In certain cases, it also means firing or releasing more than one weapon of a type (e.g., a salvo of four rockets, or all rockets fired …
53salvo — noun (countable usually singular) formal 1 (+ of) the firing of several guns during a battle or as part of a ceremony 2 opening salvo the first in a series of questions, statements etc that you use to try to win an argument: In his opening salvo… …
54salvo — UK [ˈsælvəʊ] / US [ˈsælvoʊ] noun [countable] Word forms salvo : singular salvo plural salvos or salvoes 1) an act of firing a number of guns or other weapons at the same time 2) a sudden attack on an opponent …
55salvo — /saelvow/ Saving; excepting; without prejudice to. Salvo me et hxredibus meis, except me and my heirs. Salvo jure cujuslibet, without prejudice to the rights of any one …
56salvo — [16] When English originally acquired the word salvo, it was in the forms salve or salva, which came respectively from French salve and its source, Italian salva. This originally meant ‘salute, greeting’ (it came from salvē ‘hail’, the imperative …
57Salvo Montalbano — Andrea Camilleri Andrea Camilleri (* 6. September 1925 in Porto Empedocle, Sizilien) ist Drehbuchautor, Theater und Fernsehregisseur und Schriftsteller. Seine erfolgreichste Romanfigur ist der sizilianische Commissario Montalbano, den er nach dem …
58salvo — salvo1 /sal voh/, n., pl. salvos, salvoes. 1. a simultaneous or successive discharge of artillery, bombs, etc. 2. a round of fire given as a salute. 3. a round of cheers or applause. [1585 95; earlier salva < It L salve SALVE3] salvo2 /sal voh/,… …
59salvo — noun /ˈsælvəʊ,ˈsælvoʊ/ a) An exception; a reservation; an excuse. They admit many salvos, cautions, and reservations. Eilon Basilike. b) A concentrated fire from pieces of artillery …
60Salvo Montalbano — Inspector Salvo Montalbano is a fictional character created by Italian writer Andrea Camilleri in a series of novels and short stories. Set in the picturesque Sicilian town of Vigàta (modeled after Porto Empedocle, Camilleri s home town), the… …
