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   sal·vage

   /ˈsalvij/

   verb

   • 1. rescue (a wrecked or disabled ship or its cargo) from loss at sea: "an emerald and gold cross was salvaged from the wreck" Similar rescuesaverecoverretrieveraisereclaimget backrestorereinstate
   • ▪ retrieve or preserve (something) from potential loss or adverse circumstances: "it was the only crumb of comfort he could salvage from the ordeal" Similar retainpreserveconserveregainwin backrecouprecaptureredeemsnatch
   • 2. apprehend and execute (a suspected criminal) without trial: Philippines "those who are salvaged simply disappear from their homes or workplaces"

   noun

   • 1. the rescue of a wrecked or disabled ship or its cargo from loss at sea: "a salvage operation was under way" Similar rescuesavingrecoveryraisingreclamationrestorationsalvation
   • ▪ the cargo saved from a wrecked or sunken ship: "salvage taken from a ship that had sunk in the river"
   • ▪ the rescue of property or material from potential loss or destruction: "surgery resulted in the salvage of damaged myocardium"
   • ▪ payment made or due to a person who has saved a ship or its cargo.

   Word Origin mid 17th century (as a noun denoting payment for saving a ship or its cargo): from French, from medieval Latin salvagium, from Latin salvare ‘to save’. The verb dates from the late 19th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. salvageable adjective
   • 2. salvager noun

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