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1. (n.) salvage
the act of saving a ship or its cargo from perils of the seas.
2. salvage
the act of saving anything from destruction or danger.
3. salvage
the property, goods, etc., so saved.
4. salvage
compensation given to those who voluntarily save a ship or its cargo.
5. salvage
the value or proceeds upon sale of goods recovered from a fire.
6. (v.t.) salvage
to save from shipwreck, fire, or other peril; rescue; recover.
Etymology: (1635–45; < OF; see save1, -age)
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| Definition of 'Salvage' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) salvage
property or goods saved from damage or destruction
2. (noun) salvage
the act of saving goods or property that were in danger of damage or destruction
3. (verb) salvage
the act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a shipwreck or a fire
4. (verb) salvage, salve, relieve, save
save from ruin, destruction, or harm
5. (verb) salvage, scavenge
collect discarded or refused material
"She scavenged the garbage cans for food"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Salvage
the act of saving a vessel, goods, or life, from perils of the sea
2. (noun) Salvage
the compensation allowed to persons who voluntarily assist in saving a ship or her cargo from peril
3. (noun) Salvage
that part of the property that survives the peril and is saved
4. Salvage
savage
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| Definition of 'Salvage' |
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. Salvage
1. Property that has some value in excess of its basic material content but is in such condition that it has no reasonable prospect of use for any purpose as a unit and its repair or rehabilitation for use as a unit is clearly impractical. 2. The saving or rescuing of condemned, discarded, or abandoned property, and of materials contained therein for reuse, refabrication, or scrapping.
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Sense: to save from loss or destruction in a fire, shipwreck etc
He salvaged his books from the burning house.
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 Afrikaans: red |
 Arabic: يُنْقِذ، يُخَلِّص |
 Bulgarian: спасявам от унищожение |
 Brazilian: salvar |
 Czech: zachránit |
 German: bergen |
 Danish: redde; bjærge |
 Greek: διασώζω |
 Spanish: salvar, rescatar, recuper |
 Estonian: päästma |
 Farsi: ازخطر نابودي و اتلاف نجات |
 Finnish: pelastaa |
 French: sauver |
 Hebrew: לְהַצִיל |
 Hindi: उबारना |
 Croatian: spasiti (brod, robu) |
 Hungarian: kiment |
 Indonesian: menyelamatkan |
 Icelandic: bjarga |
 Italian: salvare |
 Japanese: 救い出す |
 Korean: 구조하다 |
 Lithuanian: išgelbėti |
 Latvian: []glābt |
 Malay: usaha menyelamatkan |
 Dutch: redden |
 Norwegian: berge, redde |
 Polish: uratować |
 Persian: ازخطر نابودي و اتلاف نجات |
 Pashto: دبيړۍ دمال يا سپرلى دژغور |
 Portuguese: salvar |
 Romanian: a salva |
 Russian: спасать |
 Slovak: zachrániť |
 Slovenian: rešiti |
 Serbian: spasiti |
 Swedish: bärga, rädda |
 Thai: กู้ภัย |
 Turkish: kurtarmak |
 Taiwanese: 搶救，拯救 |
 Ukrainian: рятувати |
 Urdu: جہاز کے ڈوبنے، آگ وغیرہ ل |
 Vietnamese: cứu hộ |
 Chinese: 营救，海上救助 |
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