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1salvage — sal·vage / sal vij/ n 1 a: compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for recovering it from an actual loss (as in a shipwreck) b: the act of saving or rescuing a ship or its cargo c: the act of saving or… …
2Salvage — may refer to:* Salvage (Transformers), an Autobot from Transformers * Salvage archaeology, an archaeological survey and excavation carried out in areas threatened by construction or development * Salvage data, the process of extracting data from… …
3salvage — [sal′vij] n. [Fr < MFr < salver, to SAVE1] 1. a) the voluntary rescue of a ship or its cargo at sea from peril such as fire, shipwreck, capture, etc. b) compensation paid for such a rescue c) the ship or cargo so rescued d) th …
4Salvage Squad — is a television programme in which the Salvage Squad faced the challenge of restoring an item of classic machinery. The task was usually against a tight deadline, such as a public unveiling at a vehicle rally. In addition to vintage cars, lorries …
5salvage — ► VERB 1) rescue (a ship or its cargo) from loss at sea. 2) retrieve or preserve from loss or destruction. ► NOUN 1) the action of salvaging. 2) cargo salvaged. 3) Law payment made or due to a person who has salvaged a ship or its cargo …
6Salvage — Sal vage (?; 48), n. [F. salvage, OF. salver to save, F. sauver, fr. L. salvare. See {Save}.] 1. The act of saving a vessel, goods, or life, from perils of the sea. [1913 Webster] Salvage of life from a British ship, or a foreign ship in British… …
7salvage — salvageable, adj. salvageability, n. salvager, n. /sal vij/, n., v., salvaged, salvaging. n. 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 …
8salvage — 01. A diving team is trying to [salvage] some of the cargo on the sunken ship. 02. The President hopes to [salvage] some kind of agreement at the peace talks that will allow them to continue at a later date. 03. Investigators were able to… …
9salvage — In general, that portion of goods or property which has been saved or remains after a casualty such as fire or other loss. In business, any property which is no longer useful (e.g. obsolete equipment) but which has scrap value. In insurance, that …
10salvage — [17] The salvage of a ship is etymologically simply a payment made for ‘saving’ it. The word comes via Old French salvage from medieval Latin salvāgium, a derivative of late Latin salvāre ‘save’ (source of English save). The use of English… …
