Past tense of salvage

Forms of salvage

Salvaged in a sentence

• The steelwork in this structure, amounting to nearly 1,150 tons, was salvaged as scrap metal to assist the war effort.1946 January and February, “Notes and News: Demolition of Rhydyfelin Viaduct”, in Railway Magazine, page 52
• Its deconstructability was high, so a significant amount of material could be salvaged and reused.From the entry deconstructability
• Remarkably United’s 10 men almost salvaged an improbable draw during a late, spirited challenge.2014 November 2, Daniel Taylor, “Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United”, in The Guardian. From the entry clinical
• The two are handmaking mirrors, sculptures and furnishings from salvaged materials (or “plundered trash,” as Mr.2009 June 11, Penelope Green, “Save That Driftwood for Them”, in New York Times. From the entry handmake
• Art exhibits around the country now feature mongo, New York sanitation slang for salvaged garbage.2004 July 31, Ian Urbina, “Disco Rice, and Other Trash Talk; Picking Up the Garbage Means Picking Up the Lingo”, in The New York Times…. From the entry disco rice

Meaning of salvage

1. noun The rescue of a ship, its crew and passengers or its cargo from a hazardous situation.
2. noun The ship, crew or cargo so rescued.
3. noun The compensation paid to the rescuers.

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Questions about the past tense of salvage

What is the past tense of salvage?

The past tense of salvage is salvaged.

What is the past participle of salvage?

The past participle of salvage is salvaged.

Is salvage a regular or irregular verb?

Salvage is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.