[
UK
/səlˈuːt/
]
[ US /səˈɫut/ ]
[ US /səˈɫut/ ]
VERB
-
express commendation of
I salute your courage! -
greet in a friendly way
I meet this men every day on my way to work and he salutes me -
become noticeable
a terrible stench saluted our nostrils -
propose a toast to
Let us toast the birthday girl!
Let's drink to the New Year - honor with a military ceremony, as when honoring dead soldiers
-
recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position
When the officers show up, the soldiers have to salute
NOUN
- a formal military gesture of respect
- an act of greeting with friendly words and gestures like bowing or lifting the hat
-
an act of honor or courteous recognition
a musical salute to the composer on his birthday
How To Use salute In A Sentence
- Before Malfurion could ask who she meant, Tyrande brought the glaive up in a salute and murmured something in the hidden tongue of the Sisterhood. WORLD OF WARCRAFT STORMRAGE
- We salute the flag, honer our military and are for taking care of our elderly, military and avoiding socialism. Obama invites senators from both parties to discuss vacancy
- The first object which saluted my eyes when I arrived on the coast was the sea, and a slave ship which was then riding at anchor and waiting for its cargo.
- One after another the _antichi spiriti dolenti_ rise up and salute the new edifice: Nimrod and the Assyrians, Anglo-Saxon ealdormen and Norman knights templars, and citizens of ancient Bristol. A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century
- But the boy Mohammed being by me objurgated-for I remarked in him a jaunty demeanour combined with neglectfulness of ceremonies-saluted it sulkily, muttering the while hints about the holiness of his birthplace exempting him from the trouble of stooping. Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah
- He saluted and adjusted his large round wire rimmed glasses.
- It was a sentimental and monumental event as the Brazilian government gave the Philippine president full planeside military honors complete with all the 21-gun salute. WN.com - Articles related to Chile Rejects Church Call to Pardon Officials
- As the two little craft pulled through the Gap, Guardian received a salute of raised paddles from the canoe, the tender lifting its oars on the gunwales for one stroke before resuming its rhythm.
- The guard saluted me smartly.
- We salute his many accomplishments as an astronaut and as a husband and father.
