salute with a gun

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• gun|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 …   Useful english dictionary

• Salute — 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… …   Wikipedia

• Salute 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… …   Wikipedia

• gun — [[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… …   From formal English to slang

• gun — 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.… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• 21-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… …   Wikipedia

• salute — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 military gesture ADJECTIVE ▪ military, naval ▪ fascist, Nazi ▪ crisp (esp. AmE), sharp (esp. AmE), smart …   Collocations dictionary

• salute — 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,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• salute — 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… …   Useful english dictionary

• salute — 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… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Nazi salute — This article is about the fascist salute used in Germany. For fascist salutes in other countries, see Roman salute. People of Eger, in the Sudetenland (now Cheb, Czech Republic), greet German soldiers with the Hitler salute in October 1938 …   Wikipedia