Definitions
the act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a shipwreck or a fire
Word origin
From Old French salver (see also save, from a variant form), from Late Latin salvare (“to make safe, secure, save”), from Latin salvus (“safe”) with the English suffix -age.
Used in a sentence
“salvage cars auction”
“Robin van Persie looked to have secured the points for the Gunners with a fine goal from Theo Walcott's through ball. But Perisic dipped a sublime 20-yard shot home to salvage a draw.”
“Prove or disprove, and salvage if possible.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Rescue from wreckage”7 letters
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