 salvage |
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| 1. | [ verb ] save from ruin or destruction | |
| Synonyms: | save relieve salve | |
| Related terms: | rescue rescuer | |
| 2. | [ verb ] collect discarded or refused material | |
| Synonyms: | scavenge | |
| Examples: | "She scavenged the garbage cans for food" |
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| Related terms: | gather magpie | |
| 3. | [ noun ] the act of saving goods or property that were in danger of damage or destruction | |
| Related terms: | rescue | |
| 4. | [ noun ] property or goods saved from damage or destruction | |
| Related terms: | property commodity | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (nautical) the act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a shipwreck or a fire | |
| Related terms: | rescue | |
| Similar spelling: |
salvager Salvaggio Salvas selvage |
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