salutes
Honors with gestures
Salutes is the plural of salute, a gesture of respect or greeting.
Military salutes involve raising the hand to the forehead; gun salutes fire ceremonial rounds.
Beyond the military, a salute is any act of recognition or tribute: The concert was a salute to jazz legends.
As a verb form: She salutes the flag every morning.
Focused mental awareness
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
- respectRegard with honor
- officerAuthority figure in uniform
- rankPosition in hierarchy
protocol · parade · ceremony · drill · uniform · commander · troops · formation
High regard, moral dignity
- toastHeated bread; glass-raising honor
- homageExpression of deep respect
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
dedication · celebration · praise · accolade · distinguished · achievement · memorial · legacy
Oscillating motion through medium
- nodBrief head tilt
- acknowledgmentConfirmation of receipt
- helloCommon spoken greeting
- gestureCommunicative body movement
farewell · bow · tip · hat · welcome · recognition · friendly · casual
attention
Focused mental awareness
rank · protocol · parade · ceremony · drill · uniform · commander · troops · formation · reveille
honor
High regard, moral dignity
- toastHeated bread; glass-raising honor
- homageExpression of deep respect
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
commemoration · dedication · celebration · praise · accolade · distinguished · achievement · memorial · legacy · veteran
wave
Oscillating motion through medium
- nodBrief head tilt
- acknowledgmentConfirmation of receipt
- helloCommon spoken greeting
gesture · farewell · bow · tip · hat · welcome · recognition · friendly · casual · passerby
cannon
Large mounted gun
- volleySimultaneous firing burst
- artilleryLarge-caliber battlefield weapons
- twenty-oneCardinal after twenty
funeral · dignitary · naval · ship · broadside · ceremonial · boom · discharge · honorary · military
acknowledge
Confirm receipt or truth
bout · epee · foil · saber · piste · touch · duel · en garde · courtesy · sportsmanship
- patriotismnational anthem, national flags, love of country, patriotism, flag waving
- words of praisepraises, lauds, hails, cheers, applauds
- naval traditionscrossing the line, ringing bells, watches, ship christening, ship's bell
- body languagegestures, facial expressions, hand gestures, posture, nodding
- greetingshi, hello, hey, hola, aloha
- Military Paradesmarch music, marching, marchers, formation, formations
- military saluteFormal armed forces gesture
- 21-gun saluteCannon volleys honoring dignitaries
- formal salutationsProper greeting phrases
- Nazi saluteFascist regime's greeting
- one-finger saluteObscene upraised digit
- victory saluteWinner's celebratory motion