Salvo (noun)
sal-vo
A simultaneous discharge of artillery or other guns in a battle.
A sudden, vigorous, or aggressive act or series of acts.
Late 16th century (earlier as salve): from French salve, Italian salva ‘salutation’.
Example sentences
“He feared the salvo of accusations that were coming his way.”
Ireful (adj) ayur-ful full of intense anger; wrathful. Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; ire, -ful (more…)
Medley (noun) med-lee a mixture, especially of heterogeneous elements; hodgepodge; jumble. First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English noun and adjective medle(e), medlei(e), maedlai(e) “battle, war, quarrel; mixture, balanced mixture,” from…
