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salvage

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salvage

Noun

∙ 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.
∙ Damaged.

Verb

∙ Of property, people or situations at risk, to rescue. transitive
∙ Of discarded goods, to put to use. transitive
∙ To make new or restore for the use of being saved. transitive

Noun

∙ Obsolete spelling of savage [16th-19th c.]

Noun

∙ summary execution, extrajudicial killing Philippine English

Verb

∙ To perform summary execution. Philippine English
∙ To apprehend and execute (a suspected criminal) without trial. Philippine English