Salvo (noun) an exception; a reservation; an excuse. Salvo (noun) a concentrated fire from pieces of artillery, as in endeavoring to make a break in a fortification; a volley. Salvo (noun) a salute paid by a simultaneous, or nearly simultaneous, firing of a number of cannon. Origin: [L. salvo jure, literally
Puberty, Teenagers. Adolescence typically describes the years between ages 13 and 19 and can be considered the transitional stage from childhood to adulthood. However, the physical and psychological changes that occur in adolescence can start earlier, during the preteen or tween years (ages 9 through 12).
Early adolescence begins the separation from childhood and the desire to act more grown up. Puberty, the development of sexual maturity that usually starts unfolding during the early adolescent years, complicates the search for an older identity as the journey to young manhood and young womanhood also begins.