salvage
noun
sal·vage
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Definition of salvage
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck
b
: the act of saving or rescuing a ship or its cargo
c
: the act of saving or rescuing property in danger (as from fire)
2a
: property saved from destruction in a calamity (such as a wreck or fire)
b
: something extracted (as from rubbish) as valuable or useful
salvage
verb
salvaged;
salvaging
Definition of salvage (Entry 2 of 2)
: to rescue or save especially from wreckage or ruin
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Other Words from salvage
Verb
salvageability
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noun
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noun
salvageable
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adjective
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adjective
salvager
noun
Examples of salvage in a Sentence
Noun
The ship was beyond salvage. the salvage from the wrecked shipVerb
Divers salvaged some of the sunken ship's cargo. Few of their possessions were salvaged from the fire. He is trying to salvage his marriage.
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Mannheim police said Saturday that volunteer firefighters from two nearby towns and a local civil defense team took part in the salvage operation, but an estimated 12,000 euros ($13,330) worth of beer was lost in the crash late Friday. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "10,000 bottles of beer on the road: German truck loses load," 3 Aug. 2019 What was once set up to be a treasure hunt is now a salvage operation. — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, "Celtics’ future hinges on what Danny Ainge does next," 21 June 2019 The discoverers hired Frederick Allen and his Nautilus Productions to film the wreckage and the salvage operation. — David G. Savage, latimes.com, "With Blackbeard’s ship, an argument about 21st century piracy lands in Supreme Court," 3 June 2019 According to Aftenposten, the salvage operation has cost 640 million Krone, or $78 million. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "Watch Salvagers Raise a Sunken Norwegian Frigate," 5 Mar. 2019 Late Sunday, the Coast Guard announced that salvage operations to retrieve the sunken boat would begin Monday morning. — Barnini Chakraborty, Fox News, "Branson duck boat operator was warned in 2017 of dangers, inspector says," 22 July 2018 The student, Dan Donato, had found salvage logging after wildfires doesn’t help forests recover and could increase fire risks. — oregonlive.com, "‘Majestic’ Douglas fir stood for 420 years. Then Oregon State University foresters cut it down," 26 July 2019 The vessel owner, Robert Eckley, is taking care of cleanup and salvage, authorities said. — Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, "Boat explosion and fire leaves part of Whittier dock unsafe and hundreds of pounds of fish in limbo," 12 July 2019 Each had to be dragged out by the party's ever-useful salvage tractor. — al.com, "America’s military accomplished an amazing feat 100 years ago -- driving across country," 7 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Almost everything went wrong for the Storm for 3½ quarters Sunday, and yet Seattle still had a chance to salvage a win in a game that was otherwise a complete disaster. — Percy Allen, The Seattle Times, "Storm falls short at home against Atlanta," 11 June 2018 Connolly would like to salvage his dad's reputation. — Michael Heaton, cleveland.com, "'The Assassin's Code' is a terrific crime thriller (review)," 11 May 2018 South Florida’s Billy Mitchell, once declared the Video Game Player of the Century, is now facing the ultimate test of his skills: salvaging his reputation. — Dan Sweeney, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Video game champ Billy Mitchell fighting back after being stripped of record scores," 20 Apr. 2018 Everything that could be salvaged (about 3,000 paintings, 1,800 of them damaged, of nearly 15,000) moved to the Pétionville location. — Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian, "Explore Port-au-Prince’s Triumphant Art Scene," 25 July 2019 Second, the appeals court must decide whether O'Connor was right that the entire law must be struck down or whether parts of it can still be salvaged. — Pete Williams, NBC News, "Federal judges weigh fate of Obamacare as Trump tries to gut the law," 9 July 2019 The ships never participated in battle, and they were eventually brought to the Potomac River in order to be salvaged for scrap metal. — Allen Kim, CNN, "A new national marine sanctuary in Maryland will protect WWI-era shipwrecks," 8 July 2019 After, most of them were moved along the Potomac to be salvaged by a local company that later abandoned them in Mallows Bay. — Nina Strochlic, National Geographic, "'Ghost fleet' of sunken warships declared a national marine sanctuary," 8 July 2019 Whether a classic car can be salvaged can depend on its rarity and value, said Katie Ellison, marketing manager for the National Corvette Museum in Kentucky. — Ben Finley, The Seattle Times, "Gas explosion also damaged world-famous Porsche collection," 12 Apr. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'salvage.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for salvage
salvage
noun
English Language Learners Definition of salvage
(Entry 1 of 2)
: the act of saving something (such as a building, a ship, or cargo) that is in danger of being completely destroyed
: something (such as cargo) that is saved from a wreck, fire, etc.
salvage
verbEnglish Language Learners Definition of salvage (Entry 2 of 2)
: to remove (something) from a place so that it will not be damaged, destroyed, or lost
: to save (something valuable or important) : to prevent the loss of (something)
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salvage
noun
sal·vage
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Kids Definition of salvage
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: the act of saving a ship or its cargo
2
: the saving or rescuing of possessions in danger of being lost (as from fire)
3
: something that is saved (as from a wreck)
salvage
verb
salvaged;
salvaging
Kids Definition of salvage (Entry 2 of 2)
: to recover (something usable) especially from wreckage or ruin
Avoiding the smoldering piles, she picked through the black wood, hop