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Meanings of first salvo in English

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Usage of first salvo in English
1
They accused him of firing the first salvo in a class war.
American-made: the enduring legacy of the wpa : when fdr put the...
2
What we know is that this is just the first salvo.
Reuters
3
A first salvo of artillery announced the arrival of the procession.
The Duchess of Berry and the Court of Charles X
4
But this is the first salvo in a assault on your living room.
The Guardian
5
The first salvo caught them and brought fifty men down.
The rebels of ireland: the dublin saga
6
Hal and Chester had sprung from the floor at the sound of the first salvo.
The Boy Allies at Verdun; Or, Saving France from the Enemy
7
Flint was killed at the first salvo, as were several of the men behind him.
Rebel Raider
8
At the first salvo from Drummond's seven guns the American militia broke and ran away.
The War With the United States : A Chronicle of 1812
9
He feigned that he was out of position and allowed Victor to initiate the first salvo.
American assassin
10
At the first salvo, the Euvinophan soldiers fled.
Worlds of Honor
11
The agent must have known it, because they turned tail and fled after the first salvo.
Ahsoka
12
At our first salvo, the Aviatik lurched, and we saw a part of the machine crack.
Georges Guynemer: Knight of the Air
13
Luff's first salvo roared in on Hammer Force.
Torch of Freedom
14
The new Tiguan is the first salvo in Volkswagen's all-important assault on the global mid-size SUV market.
The Irish Times
15
The range was found almost with the first salvo and shells began to drop aboard the enemy.
The Boy Allies at Jutland; Or, The Greatest Naval Battle of Hist...
16
Silent explosions peppered space, and two of the fanatic ships were wiped out in the first salvo.
Navigators of Dune
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