What is a concentrated fire from pieces of artillery, as in endeavoring to make a break in a fortification; a volley called?
salvo — (Mil.) A concentrated fire from pieces of artillery, as in endeavoring to make a break in a fortification; a volley. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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