salvo
noun /ˈsælvəʊ/
/ˈsælvəʊ/
(plural salvos, salvoes)
- the act of firing several guns or dropping several bombs, etc. at the same time; a sudden attack
齐射；齐投；奇袭 - The first salvo exploded a short distance away.
第一批投下的炸弹在不远处爆炸。 - (figurative) The newspaper article was the opening salvo in what proved to be a long battle.
报上那篇文章是一场长期论战的开篇第一炮。
词源late 16th cent. (earlier as salve): from French salve, Italian salva ‘salutation’. - The first salvo exploded a short distance away.