·v The act of saluting, or expressing kind wishes or respect; salutation; greeting.
II. Salute ·v A sign, token, or ceremony, expressing good will, compliment, or respect, as a kiss, a bow, ·etc.
III. Salute ·vt Hence, to give a sign of good will; to compliment by an act or ceremony, as a kiss, a bow, ·etc.
IV. Salute ·vt To promote the welfare and safety of; to Benefit; to Gratify.
V. Salute ·vt To honor, as some day, person, or nation, by a discharge of cannon or small arms, by dipping colors, by cheers, ·etc.
VI. Salute ·vt To address, as with expressions of kind wishes and courtesy; to Greet; to Hail.
VII. Salute ·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.