salvage

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Etymology 1

From Old French salver, from Late Latin salvare (“to make safe, secure, save”), from Latin salvus (“safe”).

Noun

salvage (plural salvages)

1. the rescue of a ship, its crew or its cargo from a hazardous situation
2. the ship, crew or cargo so rescued
3. the compensation paid to the rescuers
4. the similar rescue of property liable to loss; the property so rescued
5. anything that has been put to good use that would otherwise have been wasted
6. damaged
   • salvage cars auction.

Translations

the rescue of a ship, its crew or its cargo from a hazardous situation

French: sauvetage (fr) m., sauvetages (fr) m. pl.

the ship, crew or cargo so rescued

French: rescapé (fr) m., rescapée (fr) f., rescapés (fr) m. pl., rescapées (fr) f. pl.

the compensation paid to the rescuers

French: récompense (fr) f., récompenses (fr) f. pl.

the similar rescue of property liable to loss; the property so rescued

anything that has been put to good use that would otherwise have been wasted

damaged

French: épave (fr) f., épaves (fr) f. pl.

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Norwegian: berging f. (1,2,4,5), bergingslønn f. (3)

Polish: ocalenie n. (1)

Verb

salvage (third-person singular simple present salvages, present participle salvaging, simple past and past participle salvaged)

1. (transitive) Of property or people at risk, to rescue
2. (transitive) Of discarded goods, to put to use
3. (transitive) To make new or restore for the use of being saved
4. This word needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
   • 2011 September 13, Sam Lyon, “Borussia Dortmund 1 - 1 Arsenal”, BBC:

     Robin van Persie looked to have secured the points for the Gunners with a fine goal from Theo Walcott's through ball.

But Perisic dipped a sublime 20-yard shot home to salvage a draw.

Translations

Of property or people at risk, to rescue

French: sauver (fr) German: bergen (de) Russian: спасать (ru)

Spanish: rescatar (es)

Of discarded goods, to put to use

French: recycler (fr)

To make new or restore for the use of being saved

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Translations to be checked

Norwegian: redde, berge

Polish: ocalić

Derived terms

• salvageability
• salvageable
• salvager

Related terms

• salvation

Etymology 2

Alternative forms.

Noun

salvage (plural salvages)

1. Obsolete spelling of savage. [16th-19th c.]

External links

• salvage in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• salvage in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• salvage at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• lavages