Definitions for salvage



Overview of noun salvage

The noun salvage has 3 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. salvage

(property or goods saved from damage or destruction)

2. salvage

(the act of saving goods or property that were in danger of damage or destruction)

3. salvage

(the act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a shipwreck or a fire)


Overview of verb salvage

The verb salvage has 2 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (3) salvage, salve, relieve, save

(save from ruin, destruction, or harm)

2. salvage, scavenge

(collect discarded or refused material; "She scavenged the garbage cans for food")

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