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[ sal-vij ] / ˈsæl vɪdʒ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR salvage ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe act of saving a ship or its cargo from perils of the seas. the property so saved. compensation given to those who voluntarily save a ship or its cargo. the act of saving anything from fire, danger, etc. the property saved from danger. the value or proceeds upon sale of goods recovered from a fire. verb (used with object), sal·vaged, sal·vag·ing.to save from shipwreck, fire, etc. Origin of salvageFrom Old French, dating back to 1635–45; see origin at save1, -age SYNONYMS FOR salvage7 retrieve, recover, rescue. SEE SYNONYMS FOR salvage ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM salvagesal·vage·a·ble, adjectivesal·vage·a·bil·i·ty, nounsal·vag·er, nounnon·sal·vage·a·ble, adjective un·sal·vage·a·ble, adjectiveun·sal·vage·a·bly, adverbun·sal·vaged, adjective WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH salvagesalvage , selvageWords nearby salvagesalutiferous, Salv., salvable, Salvador, Salvadorian, salvage, salvage archaeology, Salvarsan, salvation, Salvation Army, Salvationist Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for salvageSen. Mary Landrieu did everything she could Monday night to salvage the shards of her bid for a fourth term in the U.S. Senate. Democrats Leave Senator Landrieu for Dead|Patricia Murphy|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST None of this is to say that the wreck and salvage of the Costa Concordia should have received less attention. The Racism of Disaster Coverage|Barbie Latza Nadeau|July 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST It was a negligent accident that cost more than 30 lives, including a salvage diver who perished working on the wreck. The Racism of Disaster Coverage|Barbie Latza Nadeau|July 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST Two full hotels on Giglio port have been rented entirely for two years for the salvage crews and the command center. Saying Goodbye to the Salvage Saviors of Giglio|Barbie Latza Nadeau|July 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Sometimes stuff just happens,” Lerner emailed the IRS techs in 2011 as they tried to salvage her hard drive. Paging Rose Mary Woods: Obama’s Unbelievable Missing IRS Emails|James Poulos|June 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST Over rawhide trunks and the disused cradle and still-crib was now piled the salvage of a wealthy household. Old Kaskaskia|Mary Hartwell Catherwood Is it to be left, or shall we give it up to the admiralty court at Key West, and put in a claim for salvage? Jack Tier or The Florida Reef|James Fenimore Cooper Thus, according to British Law, a salvage of 12-1/2 per cent. International Law. A Treatise. Volume I (of 2)|Lassa Francis Oppenheim Salvage had been denied in the court below and from that part of the decree no appeal had been claimed. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents: Tyler|Compiled by James D. Richardson Wà pay makadawdaw sa nasunúgan, Nobody can salvage the leftovers from the fire. A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan|John U. Wolff
British Dictionary definitions for salvage
nounthe act, process, or business of rescuing vessels or their cargoes from loss at sea - the act of saving any goods or property in danger of damage or destruction
- (as modifier)a salvage operation
the goods or property so saved compensation paid for the salvage of a vessel or its cargo the proceeds from the sale of salvaged goods or property verb (tr)to save or rescue (goods or property) from fire, shipwreck, etc to gain (something beneficial) from a failureshe salvaged little from the broken marriage Derived forms of salvagesalvageable, adjectivesalvager, nounWord Origin for salvageC17: from Old French, from Medieval Latin salvāgium, from salvāre to save 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to salvageregain, restore, retrieve, redeem, recover, reclaim, ransom, glean, deliver, salve, get back |