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Sallying
- unknown - sal·ly (sl)
intr.v. sal·lied, sal·ly·ing, sal·lies
1. To rush out or leap forth suddenly.
2. To issue suddenly from a defensive or besieged position to attack an enemy.
3. To set out on a trip or excursion: sallied forth to see the world.
Saltpans
- noun - a shallow basin in a desert region; contains salt and gypsum that was deposited by an evaporated salt lake
Saluting
- verb - become noticeable; "a terrible stench saluted our nostrils"
- express commendation of; "I salute your courage!"
- greet in a friendly way; "I meet this men every day on my way to work and he salutes me"
- honor with a military ceremony, as when honoring dead soldiers
- propose a toast to; "Let us toast the birthday girl!"; "Let's drink to the New Year"
- recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position; "When the officers show up, the soldiers have to salute"
Samarang
- noun - a port city is southern Indonesia; located in northern Java
Samisens
- noun - a Japanese stringed instrument resembling a banjo with a long neck and three strings and a fretted fingerboard and a rectangular soundbox; played with a plectrum
Sampling
- verb - (statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study
- items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population
- measurement at regular intervals of the amplitude of a varying waveform (in order to convert it to digital form)
- take a sample of; "Try these new crackers"; "Sample the regional dishes"
Sandbank
- noun - a submerged bank of sand near a shore or in a river; can be exposed at low tide
Sanfoins
- noun - Eurasian perennial herb having pale pink flowers and curved pods; naturalized in Britain and North America grasslands on calcareous soils; important forage crop and source of honey in Britain