salvage

Words with a similar base: salvage

'salvage'

[salvage.n.01] as in: property or goods saved from damage or destruction

'salvage'

[salvage.n.02] as in: the act of saving goods or property that were in danger of damage or destruction

'salvage'

[salvage.n.03] as in: the act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a shipwreck or a fire

'salvage'

[salvage.v.01] as in: save from ruin, destruction, or harm

'salvage'

[salvage.v.02] as in: collect discarded or refused material

Examples:
She scavenged the garbage cans for food

Origins

					salvage (English)
└── salver (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
    ├── salvare (Latin)
    │   └── salvus (Latin)
    └── salvaticus (Old French (842-ca. 1400))

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