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Verb
/ˈsalvij/,
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salvages, 3rd person singular present; salvaged, past tense; salvaged, past participle; salvaging, present participle;
  1. Rescue (a wrecked or disabled ship or its cargo) from loss at sea
    • - an emerald and gold cross was salvaged from the wreck
  2. Retrieve or preserve (something) from potential loss or adverse circumstances
    • - it was the only crumb of comfort he could salvage from the ordeal
Noun
  1. The rescue of a wrecked or disabled ship or its cargo from loss at sea
    • - a salvage operation was under way
  2. The cargo saved from a wrecked or sunken ship
    • - salvage taken from a ship that had sunk in the river
  3. The rescue of property or material from potential loss or destruction

  4. Payment made or due to a person who has saved a ship or its cargo

  1. property or goods saved from damage or destruction
  2. save from ruin, destruction, or harm
  3. collect discarded or refused material; "She scavenged the garbage cans for food"
  4. the act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a shipwreck or a fire
  5. "Salvage" is episode 13 of season 4 in the television show Angel, originally broadcast on the WB television network. After discovering Lilah’s dead body, a grieving Wesley breaks rogue slayer Faith out of prison so she can help track down Angelus. ...
  6. Salvage is a 2006 horror film by the Crook Brothers. It was an official selection of the 2006 Sundance Festival. According to the directors' commentary, the film was shot for around $25,000. ...
  7. "Salvage" is a short story by Orson Scott Card. It appears in his short story collection The Folk of the Fringe. Card originally published this story in the February 1986 issue of Asimov's Science Fiction magazine. It was also reprinted in the anthology ''''.
  8. The eighth season of The X-Files commenced airing in the United States on November 5, 2000, concluded on May 20, 2001, and consisted of twenty-one episodes. The X-Files is an American serial science fiction-horror-thriller television series. ...
  9. Salvage is a fictional character in the various Transformers universes.
  10. (Salvages) The Savage Islands, also referred to as the Salvage Islands or the Selvagens Islands , (Ilhas Selvagens, ; Islas Salvajes) is a small uninhabitable, A Noção "Estratégica" das Ilhas Selvagens (in Portuguese) archipelago in the North Atlantic, roughly midway between Madeira and the ...
  11. the rescue of a ship, its crew or its cargo from a hazardous situation; the ship, crew or cargo so rescued; the compensation paid to the rescuers; the similar rescue of property liable to loss; the property so rescued; anything that has been put to good use that would otherwise have been wasted; ...
  12. (Salvaged) A vehicle totaled in an accident and then repaired. There is no guarantee of street worthiness for a salvaged vehicle. It may look good, but be hazardous to drive.
  13. (Salvaged) Indicates that a vehicle has been involved in a total loss such as theft or a wreck where the insurance company paid out the market value of the vehicle to the registered owner.  A vehicle with a salvaged title is worth less on the open market and in the eyes of an insurance company.
  14. Damaged property which is taken over by the insurance company after payment of a claim.
  15. The remaining value of property after severe damage by fire or other peril. The overall loss is reduced by the salvage value. Undamaged property may be quite saleable and some property may be partially damaged, thus repairable and then saleable.
  16. Said of a man when borne nude. Thus, "Three salvage men ambulant."
  17. The harvesting of dead and dying timber while it still has commercial value is called 'salvage.' Trees impacted by fire, insects, and disease can often be salvaged.
  18. The saving or rescue of a vessel and/or the cargo from loss and/or damage at sea.
  19. On paying for a total loss of property, an insurance company takes title to what remains of or what is recovered of the property. This is a right of salvage.
  20. (JP 1-02) - 1. Property that has some value in excess of its basic material content but which is in such condition that it has no reasonable prospect of use for any purpose as a unit and its repair or rehabilitation for use as a unit is clearly impractical. 2. ...
  21. The amount recovered from the sale of damaged property. Schedule rating An approach to property insurance rate making in which the specific characteristics of the covered property are compared to standard, and then credits or charges are applied for above or below standard features when ...
  22. The process of protecting the contents of a building from fire, smoke and water damage. Tools used include salvage covers that are placed over furniture, preventing damage from water and debris.
  23. Building materials diverted from the waste stream intended for reuse.
  24. The utilization of waste materials.
  25. (1) Property taken over by an insurance company to reduce its loss; (2) Award recoverable by salvors under maritime law.