hail vs salute

hail

verb
  • To greet; give salutation to; salute. 

  • To signal in order to initiate communication with. 

  • To send or release hail. 

  • Of hail, to fall from the sky. 

  • To name; to designate; to call. 

  • To pour down in rapid succession. 

  • To call out loudly in order to gain the attention of. 

  • To indicate, from a designated stop or otherwise, to the driver of a public transport vehicle that one wishes to board and travel on the vehicle, usually using hand signals such as waving. 

noun
  • An occurrence of this type of precipitation; a hailstorm. 

  • A rapid, intense barrage by a large number of projectiles or other objects. 

  • Balls or pieces of ice falling as precipitation, often in connection with a thunderstorm. 

salute

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

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

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

  • 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 kiss, offered in salutation. 

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

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