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salvage |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Salvage \Sal"vage\, a. & n. Savage. [Obs.] --Spenser. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Salvage \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. Salvage of life from a British ship, or a foreign ship in British waters, ranks before salvage of goods. --Encyc. Brit. 2. (Maritime Law) a The compensation allowed to persons who voluntarily assist in saving a ship or her cargo from peril. b That part of the property that survives the peril and is saved. --Kent. Abbot. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: salvage n : the act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a shipwreck or a fire v 1: save from ruin or destruction [syn: {salve}, {relieve}, {save}] 2: collect discarded or refused material; "She scavenged athe garbage cans for food" [syn: {scavenge}]
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