fusillade vs salvo

fusillade

noun
  • The simultaneous firing of a number of firearms. 

  • A rapid burst. 

verb
  • To fire, or attack with, a fusillade. 

salvo

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

  • An exception; a reservation; an excuse. 

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

  • Any volley, as in an argument or debate. 

  • The combined cheers of a crowd. 

verb
  • To discharge weapons in a salvo. 

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