salvo fire

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• salvo fire — volley of gunfire, ongoing gunfire …   English contemporary dictionary

• fire — [n1] burning blaze, bonfire, campfire, charring, coals, combustion, conflagration, devouring, element, embers, flame and smoke, flames, flare, glow, hearth, heat, holocaust, hot spot*, incandescence, inferno, luminosity, oxidation, phlogiston,… …   New thesaurus

• Salvo — Sal vo, n. [F. salve a discharge of heavy cannon, a volley, L. salve hail, imperat. of salvere to be well, akin to salvus well. See {Safe}.] 1. (Mil.) A concentrated fire from pieces of artillery, as in endeavoring to make a break in a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Salvo — A salvo is the simultaneous discharge of artillery or firearms including the firing of guns either to hit a target or to perform a salute. Troops armed with muzzleloaders required time in which to refill their arms with gun powder and shot. Gun… …   Wikipedia

• fire — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. flame, blaze, conflagration, holocaust; enthusiasm, verve. v. t. kindle, ignite; shoot, detonate; inspire, arouse; dismiss, discharge. See heat, propulsion, excitement, fuel, vigor, ejection. II… …   English dictionary for students

• salvo — I. noun (plural salvos or salvoes) Etymology: Italian salva, from French salve, from Latin, hail!, from salvus healthy more at safe Date: 1591 1. a. a simultaneous discharge of two or more guns in military action or as a salute b. the release all …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• salvo — n. to fire a salvo * * * [ sælvəʊ] to fire a salvo …   Combinatory dictionary

• fire — Synonyms and related words: abandon, afflatus, afire, aflame, aggressiveness, agitate, aim at, air, air dry, alight, anhydrate, animate, animating spirit, animation, animus, annoy, antiaircraft fire, ardency, ardent, ardor, arouse, aroused, atom …   Moby Thesaurus

• salvo — [[t]sæ̱lvoʊ[/t]] salvoes 1) N COUNT A salvo is the firing of several guns or missiles at the same time in a battle or ceremony. They were to fire a salvo of blanks, after the national anthem. 2) N COUNT: with supp A salvo of angry words is a lot… …   English dictionary

• fire — n 1. combustion, ignition, spark, flame, blaze, conflagration, holocaust; cooking fire, bonfire, wildfire, forest fire. 2. light, flashing light, glow, luminosity, luminous appearance, illumination; incandescence, fiery display, sparkle,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• fire — 1. noun 1) a fire broke out Syn: blaze, conflagration, inferno, flames, burning, combustion 2) he lacked fire Syn: dynamism, energy, vigour, animation, vitality …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary