salvage
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old French salver, from Late Latin salvare (“to make safe, secure, save”), from Latin salvus (“safe”).
Noun[edit]
salvage (plural salvages)
- the rescue of a ship, its crew or its cargo from a hazardous situation
- the ship, crew or cargo so rescued
- the compensation paid to the rescuers
- 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
- salvage cars auction.
Translations[edit]
the rescue of a ship, its crew or its cargo from a hazardous situation
the ship, crew or cargo so rescued
the compensation paid to the rescuers
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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
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Verb[edit]
salvage (third-person singular simple present salvages, present participle salvaging, simple past and past participle salvaged)
- (transitive) Of property, people or situations at risk, to rescue
- 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.
- 2011 September 13, Sam Lyon, “Borussia Dortmund 1 - 1 Arsenal”, BBC:
- (transitive) Of discarded goods, to put to use
- (transitive) To make new or restore for the use of being saved
Translations[edit]
To rescue
To make new or restore for the use of being saved
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Etymology 2[edit]
Alternative forms.
Noun[edit]
salvage (plural salvages)
- Obsolete spelling of savage. [16th-19th c.]
External links[edit]
- 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[edit]
Old French[edit]
Adjective[edit]
salvage m, f
- Alternative form of sauvage.
Declension[edit]
Declension of salvage
