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Noun
S:
(n)
salvage
(property or goods saved from damage or destruction)
S:
(n)
salvage
(the act of saving goods or property that were in danger of damage or destruction)
S:
(n)
salvage
(the act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a shipwreck or a fire)
Verb
S:
(v)
salvage
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salve
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relieve
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save
(save from ruin, destruction, or harm)
S:
(v)
salvage
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scavenge
(collect discarded material)
"She scavenged the garbage cans for food"