The word for today is…
salvo (noun, verb, noun):
noun
1a: a simultaneous discharge of two or more guns in military action or as a salute
b: the release all at one time of a rack of bombs or rockets (as from an airplane)
c: a series of shots by an artillery battery with each gun firing one round in turn after a prescribed interval
d: the bombs or projectiles released in a salvo
2: something suggestive of a salvo: such as
a: a sudden burst
b: a spirited attack
verb
: to fire a salvo
noun
1: a mental reservation : proviso
2: a means of safeguarding one’s name or honor or allaying one’s conscience : salve
Source : Merriam -Webster
Etymology : Salvo in phrases like “an opening salvo” is a kind of attack, especially one that is strong or sudden. Usually, such salvos are verbal attacks, like a critical remark aimed at a debate opponent, or a pointed accusation at the start of an editorial. But salvo can also refer to attacks of a more perilous kind, including various martial actions involving bombs, rockets, and artillery. (It can also refer to the bombs or projectiles released in a salvo.) The word arrived from Italian in the late 16th century with a complex meaning: it referred to a simultaneous discharge of two or more guns, either in military action or as a salute. The word’s ultimate source is the Latin word salve, meaning “hail!,” which was an ancient Roman greeting. In English, salvo is also sometimes used for a sudden occurrence of applause, laughter, etc., from many people, which sounds to us like the best kind of all.
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