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salvage
(redirected from salvageability)

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sal·vage  (slvj)
n.
1.
a. The rescue of a ship, its crew, or its cargo from fire or shipwreck.
b. The ship, crew, or cargo so rescued.
c. Compensation given to those who voluntarily aid in such a rescue.
2.
a. The act of saving imperiled property from loss.
b. The property so saved.
3. Something saved from destruction or waste and put to further use.
tr.v. sal·vaged, sal·vag·ing, sal·vag·es
1. To save from loss or destruction.
2. To save (discarded or damaged material) for further use.

[Obsolete French, from Old French salvaige, right of salvage, from Late Latin salvre, from Latin salvus, safe; see sol- in Indo-European roots.]

salvage·a·bili·ty n.
salvage·a·ble adj.
salvag·er n.

salvage
Noun
1. the rescue of a ship or its cargo from loss at sea
2. the saving of any goods or property from destruction or waste
3. the goods or property so saved
4. compensation paid for the salvage of a ship or its cargo
Verb
[-vaging, -vaged]
1. to save (goods or property) from shipwreck, destruction, or waste
2. to gain (something beneficial) from a failure: it's too late to salvage anything from the whole dismal display [Latin salvare to save]
salvageable adj

salvage
1. the recovery of a ship or its contents or cargo after damage or sinking.
2. the material recovered and the compensation to those who recover it.
3. the rescue and use of any found or discarded material.
See also: Ships
compensation paid to those who recover a ship or its contents or cargo after sinking, damage, or abandonment.
See also: Dues and Payment
1. Property that has some value in excess of its basic material content but is in such condition that it has no reasonable prospect of use for any purpose as a unit and its repair or rehabilitation for use as a unit is clearly impractical.
2. The saving or rescuing of condemned, discarded, or abandoned property, and of materials contained therein for reuse, refabrication, or scrapping.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.salvage - property or goods saved from damage or destruction
commodity, trade good, good - articles of commerce
belongings, property, holding - something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone; "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property";
2.salvage - the act of saving goods or property that were in danger of damage or destruction
deliverance, rescue, saving, delivery - recovery or preservation from loss or danger; "work is the deliverance of mankind"; "a surgeon's job is the saving of lives"
3.salvage - the act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a shipwreck or a fire
deliverance, rescue, saving, delivery - recovery or preservation from loss or danger; "work is the deliverance of mankind"; "a surgeon's job is the saving of lives"
Verb1.salvage - save from ruin, destruction, or harm
rescue, deliver - free from harm or evil
2.salvage - collect discarded or refused material; "She scavenged the garbage cans for food"
gather, pull together, collect, garner - assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together"

salvage
noun 3. scrap, remains, waste, junk, offcuts
Translations
salvage [ˈsælvɪdʒ] n (= saving) → salvamento, recuperación f (= things saved); objetos mpl salvados
vtsalvar

salvage [ˈsælvɪdʒ] n (= saving) → sauvetage m (= things saved); biens sauvés or récupérés

salvage [ˈsælvɪdʒ] nBergung f;
(things saved) → Bergungsgut nt
vtbergen (fig); retten

salvage [ˈsælvɪdʒ] n (= saving) → salvataggio (= things saved); beni mpl salvati or recuperati
vtsalvare, mettere in salvo

salvage
v salvage [ˈsӕlvidʒ]
to save from loss or destruction in a fire, shipwreck etc He salvaged his books from the burning house. red يُنْقِذ، يُخَلِّص спасявам от унищожение zachránit redde; bjærge bergen διασώζω salvar, rescatar, recuperar päästma ازخطر نابودي و اتلاف نجات دادن pelastaa sauver לְהַצִיל उबारना spasiti (brod, robu) kiment menyelamatkan bjarga salvare 救い出す (화재·난파로부터) ...을 구조하다 išgelbėti []glābt usaha menyelamatkan redden berge, redde uratować salvar a salva спасать zachrániť rešiti spasiti bärga, rädda การช่วยไม่ให้สูญเสียหรือเสียหายจากไฟไหม้ kurtarmak 營救, 打撈,海上救助 рятувати جہاز کے ڈوبنے، آگ وغیرہ لگنے سے سامان کی بازیابی cứu hộ ,
n
1 the act of salvaging. berging إنْقاذ، تَخْليص спасяване на имущество záchrana redning; bjærgning die Bergung διάσωση rescate, salvamento päästmine نجات pelastaminen sauvetage הַצָלָה उबार/भ्रंशोद्धार spašavanje (meg)mentés penyelamatan björgun salvataggio 救出 (해난) 구조 išgelbėjimas glābšana penyelamatan redding berging, redning ocalenie salvados salvare спасение záchrana rešitev spašavanje bärgning, räddning การช่วยแบบนี้ kurtarma 搶救 рятування майна بازیابی کا عمل sự cứu hộ
2 property etc which has been salvaged Was there any salvage from the wreck? berggoed شَيءٌ مُنْقَذ спасено имущество zachráněné věci bjærgegods das Bergungsgut υλικό που έχει διασωθεί objetos recuperados/rescatados päästetud vara بازيابي pelastettu tavara objets récupérés רְכוּש שֶׁנִיצַל बचाना spašavanje imovine megmentett holmi barang yang selamat það sem bjargað er (materiale recuperato) 救出財貨 구조 재산 išgelbėtas turtas izglābtā krava barang-barang yang diselamatkan geborgen goed berget gods ocalałe mienie salvados obiecte salvate спасённое имущество zachránený majetok rešene stvari spasena imovina bärgat gods ทรัพย์สมบัติซึ่งช่วยเอาไว้ได้ kurtarılmış mal 被救貨物 врятоване майно بازیاب کیا گیا مال وغیرہ của cải cứu được


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