meaning of salute
1. To address, as with expressions of kind wishes and courtesy; to greet; to hail.
2. Hence, to give a sign of good will; to compliment by an act or ceremony, as a kiss, a bow, etc.
3. 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.
5. The act of saluting, or expressing kind wishes or respect; salutation; greeting.
6. A sign, token, or ceremony, expressing good will, compliment, or respect, as a kiss, a bow, etc.
7. 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.
8. an act of greeting with friendly words and gestures like bowing or lifting the hat
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