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Salute   /səlˈut/   Listen
noun
Salute  n.  
1.
The act of saluting, or expressing kind wishes or respect; salutation; greeting.
2.
A sign, token, or ceremony, expressing good will, compliment, or respect, as a kiss, a bow, etc.
3.
(Mil. & Naval) A token of respect or honor for some distinguished or official personage, for a foreign vessel or flag, or for some festival or event, as by presenting arms, by a discharge of cannon, volleys of small arms, dipping the colors or the topsails, etc.


verb
Salute  v. t.  (past & past part. saluted; pres. part. saluting)  
1.
To address, as with expressions of kind wishes and courtesy; to greet; to hail. "I salute you with this kingly title."
2.
Hence, to give a sign of good will; to compliment by an act or ceremony, as a kiss, a bow, etc. "You have the prettiest tip of a finger... I must take the freedom to salute it."
3.
(Mil. & Naval) To honor, as some day, person, or nation, by a discharge of cannon or small arms, by dipping colors, by cheers, etc.
4.
To promote the welfare and safety of; to benefit; to gratify. (Obs.) "If this salute my blood a jot."





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"Salute" Quotes from Famous Books



... rough, winding woodland road that led to the house. A toot from the horn as it arrived brought the men within the house tumbling out the front door with huzzas of greeting for their leaders, and Fleck observed that all the men as they came out automatically raised their hands in salute. ...
— The Apartment Next Door • William Andrew Johnston
... the drivers how to steer—that we came suddenly in sight of some distant tents and beside them an immense long dark inexplicable mass which through the haze seemed now and then to move. As we drew nearer, this mass was discerned to be a row of elephants assembled in line ready to salute the Governor. The effect was more impressive and more Eastern than anything I had seen. Grotesque too—for some had painted faces and gilded toes, and not a few surveyed me with an expression in which the comic spirit was too noticeable. Six or seven had howdahs, the rest blankets: ...
— Roving East and Roving West • E.V. Lucas
... Adairs, Mississippi Volunteer Cavalry," said the Confederate officer, with a salute, which the others promptly returned. "Who is in command of those ...
— An Undivided Union • Oliver Optic
... along nicely, and by saying nothing but looking a lot I've created quite an air of importance around me, which induces all sorts of regimental officers to salute me at first sight and to wish they hadn't on further acquaintance. It's an ever-increasing difficulty, this matter of saluting: in a part of the world where there's a General round every other corner I can never make up my mind on the spur of the moment what to do about ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, March 22, 1916 • Various
... lines to record their visit. They pray the Blessed Virgin that she will maintain them safe and sound from everything equivocal that may befall them (sempre sani e salvi da ogni equivoco li possa accadere). Oh, farewell! We reverently salute all the present statues, and especially the Blessed Virgin, and ...
— Essays on Life, Art and Science • Samuel Butler


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