Definitions for salvages

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salvages sal·vage

Spelling: [sal-vij]

IPA: /ˈsæl vɪdʒ/

Salvages is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 193 anagrams from letters in salvages (aaeglssv).

Definitions for salvages

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 salvages

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

Examples for salvages

What odds between a God like that and the Shietan of the salvages?

He further said that the salvages were claimed by the Portuguese, and not by the Spanish.

Our woods are sylvan, and their inhabitants woodmen and rustics; that is selvaggia, and the inhabitants are salvages.

Why, was it not your honour's self that sent us after these salvages?

A pretty constant and fresh wind accompanied him, till he got sight of the salvages on the 17th, in the afternoon.

Such was the weaknesse of this poore Commonwealth, as had the salvages not fed us, we directly had starved.

When the salvages have made their onset and we have chastised them roundly, we shall be right good friends.

Our first work is to subdue the salvages, to cut down the forest, to build houses, and plant crops.

But here it is not so; we have no quarrel as yet with the salvages, nor is it wise to provoke one.

Let no more of the salvages into the stockade until we have settled with these.