Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - salute
Salute
salute
n. & v. --n. 1 a gesture of respect, homage, or courteous recognition, esp. made to or by a person when arriving or departing. 2 a Mil. & Naut. a prescribed or specified movement of the hand or of weapons or flags as a sign of respect or recognition. b (prec. by the) the attitude taken by an individual soldier, sailor, policeman, etc., in saluting. 3 the discharge of a gun or guns as a formal or ceremonial sign of respect or celebration. 4 Fencing the formal performance of certain guards etc. by fencers before engaging. --v. 1 a tr. make a salute to. b intr. (often foll. by to) perform a salute. 2 tr. greet; make a salutation to. 3 tr. (foll. by with) receive or greet with (a smile etc.). 4 tr. archaic hail as (king etc.). Phrases and idioms take the salute 1 (of the highest officer present) acknowledge it by gesture as meant for him. 2 receive ceremonial salutes by members of a procession. Derivatives saluter n. Etymology: ME f. L salutare f. salus -utis health
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I. verb (~d; saluting) see: safe Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to address with expressions of kind wishes, courtesy, or honor, to give a sign of respect, courtesy, or goodwill to ; greet, to become apparent to (one of the senses), 3. to honor (as a person, nation, or event) by a conventional military or naval ceremony, to show respect and recognition to (a military superior) by assuming a prescribed position, to express commendation of ; praise, intransitive verb to make a ~, ~r noun II. noun Date: 14th century greeting, salutation, 2. a sign, token, or ceremony expressing goodwill, compliment, or respect , the position (as of the hand) or the entire attitude of a person saluting a superior, firecracker ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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