salvage
🇺🇸
/ˈsælvɪdʒ/
🇬🇧
/ˈsælvɪdʒ/
noun
R
the act of saving things from damage or loss
The salvage of the sunken ship took many weeks.
R
things saved from damage or loss
The museum displayed the salvage from the ancient shipwreck.
verb
R
to save something from being completely lost or destroyed
They worked hard to salvage the damaged boat from the storm.
R
to save something from a bad situation
She tried to salvage her friendship after the argument.
translation
the act of saving things from damage or loss; things saved from damage or loss
to save something from being completely lost or destroyed; to save something from a bad situation
Word Forms
3rd Present
salvages
Progressive
salvaging
Past
salvaged
Perfect
salvaged
Plural
salvages