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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-1328/
- Published: 2023-09-18T18:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2023-07-16T18:37:25.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-16 22:22

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](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salvo?ref=goodoil.news)

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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