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Definition of salute

Salute
Salute Sa*lute", n. [Cf. F. salut. See Salute, v.] 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. --Tennyson. 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.
Salute
Salute Sa*lute", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Saluted; p. pr. & vb. n. Saluting.] [L. salutare, salutatum, from salus, -utis, health, safety. See Salubrious.] 1. To address, as with expressions of kind wishes and courtesy; to greet; to hail. I salute you with this kingly title. --Shak. 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. --Addison. 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.' --Shak.

Meaning of salute from wikipedia

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- The **** salute, also known as the Hitler salute, or the Sieg Heil salute, is a gesture that was used as a greeting in **** Germany. The salute is performed...
- The Bellamy salute is a palm-out salute created by James B. Upham as the gesture that was to accompany the American Pledge of Allegiance, whose text had...
- pyrotechnics a salute is a device primarily designed to make a loud report (bang), rather than have a visual effect, although most salutes also have a bright...
- A 21-gun salute is the most commonly recognized of the customary gun salutes that are performed by the firing of cannons or artillery as a military honor...
- Three-finger salute may refer to: Three-finger salute (Serbian), a salute used by Serbs Three-finger salute (Sicilian), a salute used by Sicilian nationalists...
- The Roman salute, alternatively called the Fascist salute, is a gesture in which the right arm is fully extended, facing forward, with palm down and fingers...
- The term Swabian salute (German: schwäbischer Gruß) is a partly humorous, partly euphemistic reference to the expression Leck mich am Arsch (akin to expression...
- The Vulcan salute is a hand gesture po****rized by the 1960s television series Star Trek. It consists of a raised hand with the palm forward and the thumb...
- up salute in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A salute is a gesture or other action used to indicate respect. Salute may also refer to: 21-gun salute, a...