1 to touch the side of your head with the fingers of your right hand to show respect, especially in the armed forces:
[V] The sergeant stood to attention and saluted. * [VN] to salute the flag / an officer
2 [VN] (formal) to express respect and admiration for sb/sth:
The players saluted the fans before leaving the field. * The president saluted the courage and self-sacrifice of those who fought for their country.
Part of speech: noun
1 [C] the action of raising your right hand to the side of your head as a sign of respect, especially between soldiers and officers:
He returned the salute as he passed the line of guards.
2 [C,U] a thing that you say or do to show your admiration or respect for sb/sth or to welcome sb:
He raised his hat as a friendly salute. * His first words were a salute to the people of South Africa. * They all raised their glasses in salute. * The occasion was organized as a salute to a century of change.
3 [C] an official occasion when guns are fired into the air to show respect for an important person:
a 21-gun salute
IDIOMS
take the salute when an officer or important person takes the salute, soldiers march past him or her saluting and the officer salutes back
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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In this entry, salute is tagged as verb.
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