salvo

salvo is a 5-letter English word with 6 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: An exception; a reservation; an excuse. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 10 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. noun. An exception; a reservation; an excuse.
2. noun. A concentrated fire from pieces of artillery, as in endeavoring to make a break in a fortification; a volley.
3. noun. A salute paid by a simultaneous, or nearly simultaneous, firing of a number of cannon.
4. noun. rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms

   "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise"

   Synonyms: burst, fusillade, volley

5. noun. a sudden outburst of cheers

   "there was a salvo of approval"

6. noun. an outburst resembling the discharge of firearms or the release of bombs

Synonyms

burst, fusillade, volley

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in salvo:

ovals

Common word forms

salvos, salvoed, salvoes, salvoing

Words from these letters

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