firing vs salvo

salvo vs firing

firing and salvo both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
firing	Yes	No	No	No
salvo	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, salvo is a hyponym of firing; that is, salvo is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than firing:

firing: the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
salvo: rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms

Other hyponyms of firing include antiaircraft fire, barrage, barrage fire, battery, bombardment, shelling, broadside, burst, fusillade, volley, call fire, cover, covering fire, concentrated fire, massed fire, counterfire, counterpreparation fire, crossfire, destruction fire, direct fire, distributed fire, fratricide, friendly fire, hostile fire, grazing fire, harassing fire, indirect fire, interdiction fire, neutralization fire, observed fire, preparation fire, radar fire, registration fire, scheduled fire, searching fire, supporting fire, suppressive fire, unobserved fire, artillery fire, cannon fire.

firing (noun)	salvo (noun)
the act of setting something on fire	rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)	a sudden outburst of cheers
the act of discharging a gun	an outburst resembling the discharge of firearms or the release of bombs
the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy

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