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Dictionary definition and meaning for salvage

SALVAGE

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

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

  • (noun) property or goods saved from damage or destruction

    "The government decided to have an exhibition of the salvage from the shipwreck" -added by sradha_inlas

  • (verb) collect discarded or refused material

    "She scavenged the garbage cans for food"

    synonyms : scavenge
  • (verb) save from ruin, destruction, or harm

    synonyms : relieve , salve , save

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.

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  • (Tag: ) SAlVAGE -- SAVAGE -- savage is to destroy and salvage is completely opposite to that.

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  • (Tag: ) this involves SAL = SALARY which evrybody saves or manage to save...so remember salvage salary save....

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  • (Tag: english) SALVAGE -> SAVE from Loss

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  • (Tag: ) SALVAGE is to save from DAMAGE. To recover something from destrution.

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  • (Tag: English) to savage is to destroy salvage is complete opposite.. also salvage and save sound bit similar

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