Salvage - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈsælvɪdʒ|
Brit.
|ˈsælvɪdʒ|
noun
- property or goods saved from damage or destruction
- the act of saving goods or property that were in danger of damage or destruction
- the act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a shipwreck or a fire
- the act of saving goods or property that were in danger of damage or destruction
- the act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a shipwreck or a fire
verb
- save from ruin, destruction, or harm (syn: relieve, salve, save)
- collect discarded material (syn: scavenge)
- collect discarded material (syn: scavenge)
Extra examples
The ship was beyond salvage.
Our records were salvaged from the fire.
Divers hope to salvage some of the ship's cargo.
They managed to salvage only a few of their belongings from the fire.
He fought to salvage the company's reputation.
Maybe we can salvage some spare parts from your old car.
How can we salvage the firm from complete failure?
They salvaged what they could from the shipwreck.
He is trying to salvage his marriage.
She still hoped to salvage something from the wreckage of her marriage.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: salvage
he/she/it: salvages
present participle: salvaging
past tense: salvaged
past participle: salvaged
I/you/we/they: salvage
he/she/it: salvages
present participle: salvaging
past tense: salvaged
past participle: salvaged
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