a.

1. 显著的；突出的
   The salient points of his plan are summed up in this report.

   他的计划的要点在这个报告中作了概括。

2. 凸出的，突起的
3. 跳跃的；（水等）喷射的，涌出的

n.[C]

1. 凸角；凸出部分
2. 【军】（战线等的）突出部

adj.

1. most noticeable or important.
2. (of an angle) pointing outwards. The opposite of re-entrant.
3. [postpos.] Heraldry  (of an animal) standing on its hind legs with the forepaws raised, as if leaping.

n.

1. a piece of land or section of fortification that juts out to form an angle.
2. an outward bulge in a military line.