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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The Salvation Army. Australia, plural, plural-only

   "Thank God for the Salvos. — marketing tagline"

2. 2
   plural of salvo form-of, plural

Verb

1. 1
   third-person singular simple present indicative of salvo form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Synonyms

All synonyms

salliessallies

Example

More examples

"Just like at the wedding, the New Year's Eve firecrackers exploded in salvos."

Etymology

From Salv(ation Army) + -o (“diminutive suffix”), analysed as a plural.

Related phrases

salvation army

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