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Definition of Salvage
1. Noun. Property or goods saved from damage or destruction.
2. Verb. Save from ruin, destruction, or harm.
Exact synonyms: Relieve, Salve, Save
Generic synonyms: Deliver, Rescue
Derivative terms: Salvager, Salvation, Saver
Generic synonyms: Deliver, Rescue
Derivative terms: Salvager, Salvation, Saver
3. Noun. The act of saving goods or property that were in danger of damage or destruction.
4. Verb. Collect discarded or refused material. "The men salvage for animals in the area"; "She scavenged the garbage cans for food"
Exact synonyms: Scavenge
Generic synonyms: Collect, Garner, Gather, Pull Together
Derivative terms: Salvager, Scavenger
Generic synonyms: Collect, Garner, Gather, Pull Together
Derivative terms: Salvager, Scavenger
5. Noun. The act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a shipwreck or a fire.
Definition of Salvage
1. n. The act of saving a vessel, goods, or life, from perils of the sea.
2. a. & n. Savage.
Definition of Salvage
1. to save from loss or destruction [v -VAGED, -VAGING, -VAGES]