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Definition salute in British English

salute noun

[countable] noun
/səˈluːt/
1

a formal signal that you make to show respect to someone, especially by putting your hand to your head

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Bands played, and there was a 21-gun salute (=a ceremony in which guns are fired).

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Definition salute in British English