Definitions For Salvage

noun

• The act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a shipwreck or a fire
• The act of saving goods or property that were in danger of damage or destruction
• Property or goods saved from damage or destruction
• The act of saving something (such as a building, a ship, or cargo) that is in danger of being completely destroyed
• Something (such as cargo) that is saved from a wreck, fire, etc.

verb

• Collect discarded material
• Save from ruin, destruction, or harm
• To remove (something) from a place so that it will not be damaged, destroyed, or lost
• To save (something valuable or important) : to prevent the loss of (something)