salient
IPA: sˈeɪɫiʌnt
noun
- (military) An outwardly projecting part of a fortification, trench system, or line of defense.
- 1919, “General Pershing's Story”, in Americans Defending Democracy: Our Soldiers' Own Stories, World's War Stories, Inc., page 9:
- 1978, Jan Morris, chapter 9, in Farewell the Trumpets, New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, page 193:
- (geography) An elongated protrusion of a geopolitical entity, such as a subnational entity or a sovereign state.
adjective
- Worthy of note; pertinent or relevant.
- Prominent; conspicuous.
- (heraldry, usually of a quadruped) Depicted in a leaping posture.
- (often military) Projecting outwards, pointing outwards.
- (obsolete) Moving by leaps or springs; jumping.
- (obsolete) Shooting or springing out; projecting.
- (geometry) Denoting any angle less than two right angles.
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Examples of "salient" in Sentences
- The table is more salient than the text.
- I seem to have buried the salient points.
- Is anyone keen to surmise the salient points
- The article already summarizes the salient beliefs.
- The scan is legible for the salient parts of the article.
- It described the salient points of the Battle of Shanghai.
- The taste is mild, and the alcoholic tang is less salient.
- It judiciously covers all the salient features of the article.
- The controversy is the most salient issue on the topic of BCS.
- The credentials of the leaders of a group are salient to the reader.
- The manoeuvre of the Von Rundstedt salient is now shrinking like a pricked balloon, but the Germans also can claim some success.
- But conversational tidbits used as metaphors to illustrate certain salient points in the pitch create an immediate connection. posted by Dean at
- _Combatant_: when back to back, they are _Addorsed_: when passant or salient in contrary directions, they are _Counter passant_ or _Counter salient_.
- I always wonder how authors manage to build and build and build, all the while carefully revealing certain salient details, and then wrap it all up in the conclusion.
- The inherent weakness of the Marne salient from the German point of view and the opportunity which it offered the Allied command had not been forgotten by the generalissimo.
- A politician who revises/revisits his previous stances on important issues to make sure they are still salient is EXACTLY what we need and EXACTLY what we have not had for the past 7+ years.
- And even though some of the references to prototyping tools may seem dated (Hypercard anyone?), the issues remain salient and clear for anyone using prototypes as a means to communicate with and through.
- April 22nd, 2010 11: 54 am ET why any free thinking american would consider ANYTHING dick cheney says as relevant, honest, unbiased, or salient is beyond me. thank god this power mad relic has been sent back to wyoming where his vitriol lands on very few ears ...
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