Word of the Day - Salient

[Jace]

Word of the Day - Salient...adj.

Def.: Most noticable, important

The salient points were delivered during the speech.

 

[hollydolly]

This beautiful sandy beach cove is overlooked by a salient Cliff

 

[ohioboy]

The correct Frost Line is salient to building a house.

 

[Bretrick]

What are the salient policies you would like the Liberal Party to address?

 

[jimintoronto]

In military terms a salient is a portion of a defensive line that sticks out into the territory held by the opposing forces. This results in the enemy being able to direct fire onto the salient from a number of directions. JImB.

 

[Kaila]

What do we intend to be most salient, on our website home page?