The word "salvo" refers to a simultaneous or rapid series of actions or events, often used to describe a burst of gunfire or a synchronized attack. Full definition
in Monday's edition of Politico, the opening salvo in what the leaders say will be a broader campaign to prevent cuts for the poor and international aid programs amid the budget battle raging in Washington. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
Americans and others who appreciate the moral horror of having stupid violent people kill very smart peaceful social marine mammals need now to follow up on this small victory and drive home the point that this is just the opening salvo of what they can expect if they continue to engage in their morally deprave, hypocritical behavior. (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)
Its curators — Lynn Zelevansky of Carnegie Museum of Art, Elisabeth Sussman and Donna De Salvo of the Whitney, and James Rondeau of the Art Institute of Chicago — have succeeded in conveying the life - affirming spirit of Oiticica's oeuvre and its participatory aspiration. (studiointernational.com)