salvo

IPA: sˈæɫvoʊ

An exception; a reservation; an excuse.
(military) A concentrated fire from pieces of artillery, as in endeavoring to make a break in a fortification; a volley.
A salute paid by a simultaneous, or nearly simultaneous, firing of a number of cannon.
(by extension) Any volley, as in an argument or debate.
The combined cheers of a crowd.
A surname.

Examples of "salvo" in Sentences

His partner in crime in this opening salvo is J.H. Williams III.
The first ammendment remains in force, so my salvo is “Deal with it Tony”.
Here's the latest salvo from the Bush/Rove campaign against the Democrats.
The A.P. was below when the salvo from the German cruiser struck the ship.
The second burst coincided with the next salvo from the Russians 'Maxim machine gun.
The latest hate-filled salvo is from Lou Sheldon's Traditional Values Coalition Web site:
Prediction: The next salvo from the McCain camp will reference Obama's vote FOR the "Cheney Energy Bill."
So the last salvo is usually to establish a patent much in the same vein as the anemic Microsoft - in order to stifle competition.
Already the warning shots have been fired regarding smaller class sizes for P1 to P3 and I can't imagine the salvo is going to let up any time soon.
Witness this week's opening salvo from the Chinese Iron and Steel Association: If steel prices have fallen back to 1994 levels, why shouldn't the key raw material be cut to the same mark?