Salto

American  

[sahl-taw] / ˈsɑl tɔ /

noun

1. a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.

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Salto British  

/ ˈsalto /

noun

1. a port in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River. It is Uruguay's second largest city. Pop: 105 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

"The bulk of the measures have not yet had a concrete effect," said Felipe Salto, chief economist at Warren Rena, who expects a primary deficit of 0.9% of GDP this year.

From Reuters • Aug. 1, 2023

“Everything is very quiet,” said Susana Guerrero, owner of a shop that sells cheese and sweets in Salto.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 14, 2023

Salto de Castro was built by the electricity generation company Iberduero to house families of the workers who built the reservoir next door, from the early 1950s.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2022

So we hiked an hour through a mossy forest to the Salto do Prego waterfall, and after climbing to the rapids above the falls, I jumped into a rocky pool to cool off.

From Washington Post • Sep. 9, 2022

The Las Adjuntas specimen was taken only 10 miles southwest of El Salto, Durango, the type locality of S. durangae Jackson.

From Taxonomy and Distribution of Some American Shrews by Findley, James S