Definitions for salvage

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salvage sal·vage

Spelling: [sal-vij]

IPA: /ˈsæl vɪdʒ/

Salvage is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 159 anagrams from letters in salvage (aaeglsv).

Definitions for salvage

noun

1. the act of saving a ship or its cargo from perils of the seas.
2. the property so saved.
3. compensation given to those who voluntarily save a ship or its cargo.
4. the act of saving anything from fire, danger, etc.
5. the property saved from danger.
6. the value or proceeds upon sale of goods recovered from a fire.

verb (used with object)

1. to save from shipwreck, fire, etc.

Origin of salvage

From Old French, dating back to 1635-45; See origin at save¹, -age

Examples for salvage

“Sometimes stuff just happens,” Lerner emailed the IRS techs in 2011 as they tried to salvage her hard drive.

Will the salvage warrant helping us into port; that is, New Orleans?

Sen. Mary Landrieu did everything she could Monday night to salvage the shards of her bid for a fourth term in the U.S. Senate.

None of this is to say that the wreck and salvage of the Costa Concordia should have received less attention.

Always glad to pick up a derelict, may be a chance for salvage, you know.

I fetched the water bucket and started to salvage what I could of the cargo.

A pretty piece of salvage, he reflected, if he could land her on Mars.

It was a negligent accident that cost more than 30 lives, including a salvage diver who perished working on the wreck.

Two full hotels on Giglio port have been rented entirely for two years for the salvage crews and the command center.

Madden shook his head, "No, I believe we ought to get salvage on the whole dock."