Salvo

Part of speech: noun (n.)

An exception; a reservation; an excuse. They admit many salvos, cautions, and reservations. Eilon Basilike.

Part of speech: noun (n.)

1. A concentrated fire from pieces of artillery, as in endeavoring to make a break in a fortification; a volley.

2. A salute paid by a simultaneous, or nearly simultaneous, firing of a number of cannon.