salvage

[ sal-vij ]
/ ˈsæl vɪdʒ /

noun

verb (used with object), sal·vaged, sal·vag·ing.

to save from shipwreck, fire, etc.

Origin of salvage

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

SYNONYMS FOR salvage

7 retrieve, recover, rescue.

OTHER WORDS FROM salvage

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH salvage

salvage selvage

Words nearby salvage

salv., salva veritate, salvable, salvador, salvadorian, salvage, salvage archaeology, salvarsan, salvation, salvation army, salvation jane

British Dictionary definitions for non-salvageable

salvage
/ (ˈsælvɪdʒ) /

noun

verb (tr)

to save or rescue (goods or property) from fire, shipwreck, etc
to gain (something beneficial) from a failure she salvaged little from the broken marriage

Derived forms of salvage

salvageable, adjective salvager, noun

Word Origin for salvage

C17: from Old French, from Medieval Latin salvāgium, from salvāre to save 1