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salvage - property or goods saved from damage or destruction |
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belongings,
holding,
property any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie; "before every scene he ran down his checklist of props"
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commodity,
trade good,
good articles of commerce
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salvage - the act of saving goods or property that were in danger of damage or destruction |
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deliverance,
rescue,
saving,
delivery recovery or preservation from loss or danger; "work is the deliverance of mankind"; "a surgeon's job is the saving of lives"
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salvage - the act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a shipwreck or a fire |
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deliverance,
rescue,
saving,
delivery recovery or preservation from loss or danger; "work is the deliverance of mankind"; "a surgeon's job is the saving of lives"
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verb |
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salvage - save from ruin, destruction, or harm |
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salve,
relieve,
save |
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rescue,
deliver take forcibly from legal custody; "rescue prisoners"
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salvage - collect discarded or refused material; "She scavenged the garbage cans for food" |
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scavenge |
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pull together,
garner,
collect,
gather store grain
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