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1 | 99% | 5 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 50% | 3 | Message communicated as "short-short-short, long-long-long, short-short-short" | |
3 | 33% | 14 | Features oral vowels and nasal vowels | |
Origins Of Short And Long Vowels Obvious In Salute Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "SALVO" which means:
- noun
- • An outburst resembling the discharge of firearms or the release of bombs
- • Rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
- • A sudden outburst of cheers verb
- • To discharge weapons in a salvo.
An example sentence would be:
- • "The army fired a salvo of artillery shells."
- • "The enemy warships launched a salvo of missiles."
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