salvage

Noun (1)

salvage (countable and uncountable, plural salvages)

1. The rescue of a ship, its crew and passengers or its cargo from a hazardous situation.
2. The ship, crew or cargo so rescued.
3. The compensation paid to the rescuers.
4. The money from the sale of rescued goods.
5. The similar rescue of property liable to loss; the property so rescued.
   • [...] the debris was hurled down the hillside on to the line and swept the engine off the track and into the sea; the engine in question, ex-Cambrian 0-6-0 No. 874, was not considered to be worth salvage, and was abandoned.1943 March and April, “A British Avalanche Shelter”, in Railway Magazine, page 80
6. The process of acquiring, dismantling, and stocking the pieces of old property such as ships, houses, and vehicles, so that they can be sold on to be reused or recycled.
7. (attributive, sometimes) Anything put to good use that would otherwise have been wasted, such as damaged goods.
   • salvage cars auction

Verb (1)

salvage (third-person singular simple present salvages, present participle salvaging, simple past and past participle salvaged)

1. (transitive, people or situations at risk) To rescue.
   • 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.2011 September 13, Sam Lyon, “Borussia Dortmund 1 - 1 Arsenal”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 26 Apr 2023
2. (transitive) To modify (a false proposition) to create a true proposition.
   • Prove or disprove, and salvage if possible.
3. (transitive) To put to use.
   • During the war, but unrecorded because of the requirements of censorship, a link with the now partly-abandoned Cardiff Railway disappeared with the demolition of Rhydyfelin Viaduct, near Treforest, South Wales, in the latter part of 1942. The steelwork in this structure, amounting to nearly 1,150...1946 January and February, “Notes and News: Demolition of Rhydyfelin Viaduct”, in Railway Magazine, page 52
4. (transitive) To make new or restore for the use of being saved.

Noun (2)

salvage (plural salvages)

1. (Philippines) Summary execution, extrajudicial killing.

Verb (2)

salvage (third-person singular simple present salvages, present participle salvaging, simple past and past participle salvaged)

1. (Philippines) To perform summary execution.
2. (Philippines) To apprehend and execute (a suspected criminal) without trial.

Proper noun capitalized: Salvage

IPA/ˈsæl.vɪdʒ/

Salvage

1. A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
   • A man in Salvage, N.L., is being called a 'miracle man' by some residents in the community for lifting a vehicle off his son-in-law, but he says he's no hero.2013 July 19, “72-year-old N.L. 'superman' lifts SUV off son-in-law”, in CBC, archived from the original on 14 Mar 2023
   • Cecil Stuckless was fixing a Jeep in Salvage, Newfoundland with his son-in-law, who was working under the car.2013 July 22, “Septuagenarian Superhero? Man Lifts Car Off Son-In-Law”, in NPR, archived from the original on 28 Apr 2024