Meaning & use
salvage
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To save or rescue something, such as property or a situation, from loss, destruction, or failure.
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Crews worked for days to salvage cargo from the sunken ship.
She tried to salvage the meeting after the presentation crashed.
A note on using this word
Also used as a noun for the act of salvaging or the items recovered, as in "salvage rights" or "a salvage yard."
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