Salute | Mean of salute in English Dictionary
/səˈluːt/
- Verb
- to give a sign of respect to (a military officer, flag, etc.) by moving your right hand to your forehead
- He saluted the officer.
- Salute the flag.
- The officer saluted.
- to show respect for (someone or something)
- We salute our country's soldiers.
- The players saluted the fans.
- The president saluted her bravery.
- Noun
- the act of moving your right hand to your forehead as a sign of respect to a military officer, flag, etc.
- The officers gave the general a salute.
- They raised their hands in salute.
- an act or ceremony that shows respect for someone
- a 21-gun salute [=a military ceremony where 21 guns are fired in the air to honor someone]
- The concert was a salute to country music legends.
- Twenty-one guns were fired in salute.
- We raise our glasses in salute to the newlyweds.