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Meaning of 'salvage' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Salvage [ a. & n.]
- Savage.
2 . Salvage [ n.]
- The act of saving a vessel, goods, or life, from perils of the sea.
- The compensation allowed to persons who voluntarily assist in saving a ship or her cargo from peril.
- That part of the property that survives the peril and is saved.

Meaning of 'salvage' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . salvage [ v]
Meaning (1):
- collect discarded material
Example in sentence:
  • She scavenged the garbage cans for food

Nearby Words:

sal salaam salability salable salacious salacity salad salade salading salaeratus

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