address vs salute

address

noun
  • An act of addressing oneself to a person or group; a discourse or speech, or a record of this. 

  • A manner of speaking or writing to another; language, style. 

  • A description of the location of a property, usually with at least a street name and number, name of a town, and now also a postal code; such a description as superscribed for direction on an envelope or letter. 

  • The property itself. 

  • A number identifying a specific storage location in computer memory; a string of characters identifying a location on the internet or other network; sometimes (specifically) an e-mail address. 

  • The act of bringing the head of the club up to the ball in preparation for swinging. 

  • A formal approach to a sovereign, especially an official appeal or petition; later (specifically) a response given by each of the Houses of Parliament to the sovereign's speech at the opening of Parliament. 

verb
  • To direct speech to; to make a communication to, whether spoken or written; to apply to by words, as by a speech, petition, etc., to speak to. 

  • To direct in writing, as a letter; to superscribe, or to direct and transmit. 

  • To direct attention towards a problem or obstacle, in an attempt to resolve it. 

  • To direct one’s remarks (to someone). 

  • To consign or entrust to the care of another, as agent or factor. 

  • To prepare oneself; to apply one's skill or energies (to some object); to betake. 

  • To address oneself to; to prepare oneself for; to apply oneself to; to direct one's speech, discourse or efforts to. 

  • To refer to a location in computer memory. 

  • To get ready to hit (the ball on the tee). 

  • To direct, as words (to anyone or anything); to make, as a speech, petition, etc. (to any audience). 

  • To make suit to as a lover; to court; to woo. 

salute

noun
  • An utterance or gesture expressing greeting or honor towards someone, now especially a formal, non-verbal gesture made with the arms or hands in any of various specific positions. 

  • A discharge of cannon or similar arms, as a mark of honour or respect. 

  • A kiss, offered in salutation. 

  • A pyrotechnic device primarily designed to produce a loud bang. 

verb
  • To act in thanks, honor, or tribute; to thank or extend gratitude; to praise. 

  • To make a gesture in honor of (someone or something). 

  • to wave, to acknowledge an acquaintance. 

  • To address, as with expressions of kind wishes and courtesy; to greet; to hail. 

  • To promote the welfare and safety of; to benefit; to gratify. 

How often have the words address and salute occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )