salient

adj. prominent, conspicuous; bulging outward, protruding; remarkable, noticeable

n. angle that points outward; narrow piece of land that projects outward from the surrounding surface (Geology)

For the Victoria University of Wellington student publication, see Salient (magazine). In military terms, a salient is a battlefield feature that projects into enemy territory. Therefore, the salient is surrounded by the enemy on three sides, making the troops occupying the salient vulnerable. The enemy's line facing a salient is referred to as a re-entrant (an angle pointing inwards). A deep salient is vulnerable to being "pinched out" across the base, forming a pocket, in which the defenders of the salient become isolated.
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Noun
1. (military) the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemy
(hypernym) projection
(part-holonym) line of battle
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
Adjective
1. having a quality that thrusts itself into attention; "an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom"; "a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book"; "salient traits"; "a spectacular rise in prices"; "a striking thing about Picadilly Circus is the statue of Eros in the center"; "a striking resemblance between parent and child"
(synonym) outstanding, prominent, spectacular, striking
(similar) conspicuous, obvious
2. (of angles) pointing outward at an angle of less than 180 degrees
(antonym) re-entrant, reentrant
3. represented as leaping (rampant but leaning forward)
(synonym) salient(ip)
(similar) inclined
(classification) heraldry

(v. i.)
Shooting out or up; springing; projecting.
  

(v. i.)
Represented in a leaping position; as, a lion salient.
  

(v. i.)
Projecting outwardly; as, a salient angle; -- opposed to reentering. See Illust. of Bastion.
  

(v. i.)
Moving by leaps or springs; leaping; bounding; jumping.
  

(v. i.)
Hence, figuratively, forcing itself on the attention; prominent; conspicuous; noticeable.
  

(a.)
A salient angle or part; a projection.
  

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