salient

*sáls (Proto-Indo-European)

mine (English)

(computing) A machine used to extract units of a cryptocurrency.. (entomology) The cavity made by a caterpillar while feeding inside a leaf.. (figurative) Any source of wealth or resources.. (military) A device intended to explode when stepped upon or touched, or when approached by a ship, vehicle, or person.. (military) A passage dug toward or underneath enemy lines, which is then packed [...]

*sal-yo- (Proto-Indo-European)

*sl̥i- (Proto-Indo-European)

salt mine (English)

(by extension) Any laborious work situation, especially in a confined space.. Any mine used for the extraction of salt.

sal (Latin)

Salt. Wit.

salire (Latin)

(jump, spring). (salt, sprinkle).

salax (Latin)

(especially of male animals) Prone to leaping.. Lust-provoking, provocative.. Salacious, lustful, lecherous, lascivious.

saliens (Latin)

salient (English)

(heraldry, usually of a quadruped) Depicted in a leaping posture.. (obsolete) Moving by leaps or springs; jumping.. (obsolete) Shooting or springing out; projecting.. (often, _, military) Projecting outwards, pointing outwards.. Prominent; conspicuous.. Worthy of note; pertinent or relevant. (military) an outwardly projecting part of a fortification, trench system, or line of defense.