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(1):

(v.) A sign, token, or ceremony, expressing good will, compliment, or respect, as a kiss, a bow, etc.

(2):

(v.) 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.

(3):

(v. t.) To address, as with expressions of kind wishes and courtesy; to greet; to hail.

(4):

(v. t.) Hence, to give a sign of good will; to compliment by an act or ceremony, as a kiss, a bow, etc.

(5):

(v. t.) To honor, as some day, person, or nation, by a discharge of cannon or small arms, by dipping colors, by cheers, etc.

(6):

(v. t.) To promote the welfare and safety of; to benefit; to gratify.

(7):

(v.) The act of saluting, or expressing kind wishes or respect; salutation; greeting.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Salute'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/salute.html. 1828.
 
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