salute
noun
[ səˈl(j)uːt ]
• a gesture of respect or polite recognition, especially one made to or by a person when arriving or departing.
• "he raises his arms in a triumphant salute"
Similar:
gesture of respect,
greeting,
salutation,
address,
hail,
welcome,
tribute,
wave,
homage,
obeisance,
acknowledgement,
salute
verb
• make a formal salute to.
• "don't you usually salute a superior officer?"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin salutare ‘greet, pay one's respects to’, from salus, salut- ‘health, welfare, greeting’; the noun partly from Old French salut .
