federal salute
US
noun
A ceremonial discharge of cannon or small arms consisting of a number of rounds in succession.
- In early use the number discharged often corresponded to the number of states currently in the Union, in later use there are typically thirteen, one for each of the original states..
Origin
Late 18th century; earliest use found in Worcester (Massachusetts) Magazine.
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