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to salvage
01
to rescue or recover something from potential harm, ruin, or destruction
Transitive: to salvage sth
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
salvage
3rd person singular
salvages
Past simple
salvaged
Past participle
salvaged
Examples
Divers were able to salvage valuable items from the sunken ship.
Salvage
01
the action of rescuing a ship, its crew, or its cargo from a shipwreck, fire, or similar disaster
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Plural form
salvages
Examples
The crew performed a daring salvage of the stranded vessel.
02
the action of preserving something from loss, destruction, or irreversible damage
Examples
Early intervention allowed for the salvage of damaged heart tissue.
03
goods, materials, or property that have been rescued from damage, loss, or destruction
Examples
The salvage from the sunken ship included crates of silk.
Lexical Tree
salvager
salvage
