'Salvage' definitions:

Definition of 'salvage'

From: WordNet
noun
Property or goods saved from damage or destruction
noun
The act of saving goods or property that were in danger of damage or destruction
noun
The act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a shipwreck or a fire
verb
Save from ruin, destruction, or harm [syn: salvage, salve, relieve, save]
verb
Collect discarded or refused material; "She scavenged the garbage cans for food" [syn: salvage, scavenge]

Definition of 'Salvage'

From: GCIDE
  • Salvage \Sal"vage\ (?; 48), n. [F. salvage, OF. salver to save, F. sauver, fr. L. salvare. See Save.]
  • 1. The act of saving a vessel, goods, or life, from perils of the sea. [1913 Webster]
  • Salvage of life from a British ship, or a foreign ship in British waters, ranks before salvage of goods. --Encyc. Brit. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Maritime Law) (a) The compensation allowed to persons who voluntarily assist in saving a ship or her cargo from peril. (b) That part of the property that survives the peril and is saved. --Kent. Abbot. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Salvage'

From: GCIDE
  • Salvage \Sal"vage\, a. & n. Savage. [Obs.] --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'salvage'

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Words containing 'Salvage'