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salvage Definition

sal·vage (sal′vij)

noun

    1. the voluntary rescue of a ship or its cargo at sea from peril such as fire, shipwreck, capture, etc.
    2. compensation paid for such a rescue
    3. the ship or cargo so rescued
    4. the recovery of a sunken or wrecked ship or its cargo as by divers
    1. the saving or rescue of any goods, property, etc. from destruction, damage, or waste
    2. any material, goods, etc. thus saved and sold or put to use
    3. the value, or proceeds from the sale, of such goods, specif. of damaged goods, as involved in insurance claim settlements

Etymology: Fr < MFr < salver, to save

transitive verb -·vaged, -·vag·ing

to save or rescue from shipwreck, fire, flood, etc.; engage or succeed in the salvage of (ships, goods, etc.)

salvage Related Forms

sal′·vage·abil′·ity noun sal′·vage·able adjective sal′·vager noun

salvage Synonyms

salvage

v.

retrieve, recover, regain, rescue, restore, redeem, get back, glean.

salvage Law Definition

n

In general, it is the value of a piece of equipment or other property after it has been functionally rendered useless for the purpose for which it was intended. In the case of a totally wrecked automobile, for example, it is the depreciated value of whatever usable parts that can be resold in used condition, plus the value per pound of the remaining scrap metal; in maritime law it’s compensation for a service voluntarily given to a vessel in peril that removes it from danger by the sea; in insurance law, the first definition applies, with the proviso that the amount of salvage is deducted from what is paid to the insured.

salvage Usage Examples

Preposition: from

  • wreckage: Blake Bailey's absorbing biography is the story of an unlikely triumph salvaged from the wreckage of an unruly life.
  • wreck: Ninety miles of cable have been salvaged from the wreck.
  • demolition: A large hut was built out of materials salvaged from the demolition of a psychiatric hospital nearby.

Object

  • pride: The game against the Chest was memorable for many reasons, and finally salvaged some cricketing pride for the ailing team.
  • wreck: Risdon Beasley salvaged some 80 wrecks and sold recovered cargoes for millions of dollars during his 30 year career.
  • timber: We hope to salvage some timber from the fallen tree.
  • brick: Damaged bricks can be cut out / or sections removed and replaced with new or salvaged bricks from an architectual salvage yard.

Adjective modifier

  • intra-operative: It may also be valuable for surgeons, anesthetists and hematologists as a source of information on intra-operative cell salvage.
  • intraoperative: It is worth pointing out that Jehovah's Witnesses do not normally accept PAD, although most will accept intraoperative cell salvage.
  • automotive: Play quot which and more than automotive salvage and and sell benefits.
  • architectural: Architectural salvage undoubtedly raises the question of whether or not listed building consent has been obtained to remove the items in question.

Modifies a noun

  • tug: Orkney and Shetland are to get all year round salvage tug cover from next year.
  • chemotherapy: We reviewed the recent salvage chemotherapy trials of refractory diseases.
  • regimen: These drugs can be the key to a successful salvage regimen.
  • yard: What is the view of the small salvage yard?
  • excavation: Most of Pat's discoveries were made in the 1980s under very difficult salvage excavation conditions.
  • radiotherapy: The nine patients who failed to achieve CR with chemotherapy subsequently received salvage radiotherapy but only two of them obtained CR.

Noun used with modifier

  • motor: A consultation paper with proposals for how to regulate the motor salvage industry was issued on 27 April 2000.
  • limb: The series had a limb salvage rate of 80 % , which was associated with a better quality of life than major amputation.
  • cell: Each hospital must gage the benefits of cell salvage in its own setting.

Browse dictionary entries near salvage

  1. ‹ Salvadoran
  2. ‹ Salvador
  3. ‹ salvable
  4. ‹ salute
  5. ‹ salutatory
  6. ‹ salutatorian
  7. ‹ salutation
  8. ‹ salutary
  9. ‹ Saluki
  10. ‹ salud
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