salute with a gun
1gun|ner — «GUHN uhr», noun. 1. a man trained to fire artillery; soldier who handles and fires cannon: »The gunner fired the cannon in a salute as the flag was raised. 2. a naval warrant officer in charge of a ship s guns. 3. the member of a gun crew in the …
2Salute — This article is about the gesture. For other uses, see Salute (disambiguation). A salute is a gesture or other action used to display respect. Salutes are primarily associated with armed forces, but other organizations and civil people also use… …
3Salute state — A Salute state was a princely state (i.e. reigned by a native ruler of princely rank) which the British colonial paramount ruler has granted a gun salute; i.e. , the protocollary privilege for its ruler to be greeted originally by Royal Navy… …
4gun — [[t]gʌn[/t]] n. v. gunned, gun•ning 1) a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive 2) any portable firearm, as a rifle, shotgun, or revolver 3) a long barreled… …
5gun — I. noun Etymology: Middle English gonne, gunne Date: 14th century 1. a. a piece of ordnance usually with high muzzle velocity and comparatively flat trajectory b. a portable firearm (as a rifle or handgun) c. a device that throws a projectile 2.… …
621-gun salute — Gun salutes are the firing of cannons or arms as a (military or naval) honour.The custom originates in naval tradition, where a warship would fire its cannons harmlessly out to sea to show that it was disarmed, signifying the lack of hostile… …
7salute — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 military gesture ADJECTIVE ▪ military, naval ▪ fascist, Nazi ▪ crisp (esp. AmE), sharp (esp. AmE), smart …
8salute — v 1. address, greet, hello, say hello or how do you do; hallo, hail, call to, Archaic. gratulate. 2. nod to, tip or doff one s hat or cap to, wave to, extend one s hand to, shake hands with, give [s.o.] the glad hand, Inf. glad hand, embrace,… …
9salute — 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… …
10salute — 1 verb 1 (I, T) to move your right hand to your head in order to show respect to an officer in the army, navy etc 2 (T) formal to praise someone for the things they have achieved, especially publicly: salute sb as: James Joyce was saluted as the… …
