salvage
/ˈsælvɪd͡ʒ/noun, verb2 syllables
Salvage means: save from ruin, destruction, or harm.
Synonyms for salvage4
What does salvage mean?5
verb
1
save from ruin, destruction, or harm
2
collect discarded material“She scavenged the garbage cans for food”
noun
1
property or goods saved from damage or destruction
2
the act of saving goods or property that were in danger of damage or destruction
3
the act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a shipwreck or a fire
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Salvage in a sentence
- Maybe you can find the replacement parts you need in a salvage yard.AlanF_US
- Sami wanted to figure out how he could salvage his professional life and reputation.OsoHombre
- He was trying to salvage any pride that he had.Amastan
- Perhaps we can salvage some parts off this plane.CK
- There wasn't much we could salvage from the wreckage.CK
- I wonder whether we can salvage this situation.CK
- Were you able to salvage anything from the ship?CK
- I may need someone to help me salvage my political career.CK
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of salvage
as a noun
- plural
- salvages
as a verb
- past tense
- salvaged
- present participle
- salvaging
- third-person singular
- salvages
- past participle
- salvaged