salute
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- noun
- /səˈluːt/
- Formal
- I am a lieutenant and I would like salutes occasionally.
- flag salute
- gun salute
- Nazi salute
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Watch on YouTubeBut B doesn't know what the Nazi salute is and is awkward.
- But B doesn't know what the Nazi salute is and is awkward.
- And he is, you know, he does this salute to his son.
- He's doing Nazi salutes, he buys Twitter, renames it.
- One, Can you do the Vulcan salute?
Examples
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Twenty one gun salute, general.
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"Catching his breath, Sebell gave his mentor a salute and a wry grin."
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Return the salute and see what he does.
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Absently, she responded to several other salutes before taking her place in the first tier.
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The Guard snaps off a crisp salute as Dave casually returns it.
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Port officials came aboard, consulted with the captain, exchanged salutes with Dordolio, and departed.
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Famously, Tommy Smith and John Carlos, sprinters for the US Olympic team, give the famous Black Power salute when they're on the medal stand.
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His message then was a salute to the men and women at home and abroad which sacrificed so much in pursuit of what he rightly called a great deliverance.
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They were there to see pyres and flaming wheels, thousands of flags dipped in salute, thousands of uniformed mourners!
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The soldiers stood in formation to give a formal salute during the ceremony.
Synonyms
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An act of bending the head forward to show respect
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A low bow that shows respect used as a greeting in Muslim cultures
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Bending the head or upper body forward to show respect
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A respectful hello or goodbye said with a slight bow and hands pressed together
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A polite gesture of bending the knees and lowering the body, often by women
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An act that shows respect or honor to someone like standing and clapping
A formal gesture by soldiers that shows respect, like a salute
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Etymology
The word salute comes from Latin salutare, from salus meaning 'health' or 'well-being', and it is the same root as salutation. It began as a greeting that wished someone good health, so a salute is a formal sign of respect or honour.