| salvag | The wreckage of the ship was salvaged after it had gone to Davy Jones's locker. |
| salvage | (n) property or goods saved from damage or destruction |
| salvage | (n) the act of saving goods or property that were in danger of damage or destruction |
| salvage | (n) the act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a shipwreck or a fire |
| salvage | (v) save from ruin, destruction, or harm, Syn. salve, relieve, save |
| salvage | (v) collect discarded or refused material, Syn. scavenge, Example: She scavenged the garbage cans for food |
| salvageable | (adj) capable of being saved from ruin, Example: their marriage was not salvageable |
| salvager | (n) someone who salvages, Syn. salvor |
| Salvage | n. [ F. salvage, OF. salver to save, F. sauver, fr. L. salvare. See Save. ] Salvage of life from a British ship, or a foreign ship in British waters, ranks before salvage of goods. Encyc. Brit. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Salvage | a. & n. Savage. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ] |