salvage
noun/ˈsælvɪdʒ/
/ˈsælvɪdʒ/
[uncountable]- the act of saving things that have been, or are likely to be, damaged or lost, especially in a disaster or an accident
- the salvage of the wrecked tanker
- a salvage company/operation/team
- the things that are saved from a disaster or an accident
- an exhibition of the salvage from the wreck
Word Originmid 17th cent. (as a noun denoting payment for saving a ship or its cargo): from French, from medieval Latin salvagium, from Latin salvare ‘to save’. The verb dates from the late 19th cent.
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