Meaning

1 senses
  1. A close passage by a nautical vessel to a fixed point (on shore), to "salute" the location or persons assembled at the location.

Origin

From sail + by + salute.

From sail + by + salute.

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Forms

plural: sail-by salutes
Singularsail-by salute
Pluralsail-by salutes

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
salutesailbysail bysail-by

Word family

2 related words
Relatedflyby
Derivedsalute

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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