17 December 2014

salvo (1)

[sal-voh]

noun, plural 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.

Origin
Italian, Latin
1585-1595; earlier salva < Italian ≪ Latin salvē salve3

salvo (2)
[sal-voh]

noun, plural salvos. Archaic.
1. an excuse or quibbling evasion.
2. something to save a person’s reputation or soothe a person’s feelings.

Origin
1635-45; < Latin salvō, ablative of salvus safe, found in legal phrases

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Examples from the web for salvo

– But under salvo or cloudy conditions, you’ve got problems.
– By some measures, the government’s initial salvo was a qualified success.
– Hardly a week goes by without another salvo in the music wars, which have been going on now for years.
– Two new books and a exhibition offer the opening salvo in what will be a continuing barrage.
– Browsing through the pictures shows that this salvo of updates has been a winner.
– The next day, he rushed to get her reaction to the all-star salvo.
– It answers any ill-advised criticism with a salvo of lawsuits.
– It was an early salvo in what would become an endless, thankless, unwinnable war.

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Today’s aphorism

I’ve always found the idea of death comforting. The thought that my life could end at any moment frees me to fully appreciate the beauty and art and horror of everything this world has to offer.

– Hannibal, TV series

On this day

16 December 1980 – death of Harlan Sanders who eventually becomes a Colonel and chickens throughout Kentucky, and ultimately the rest of the world, are never the same again as he invents Kentucky Fried Chicken. Born 9 September 1890.