English Dictionary

salvage

/ˈsælvɪd͡ʒ/

noun

The rescue of a ship, its crew and passengers or its cargo from a hazardous situation. / The ship, crew or cargo so rescued. / The compensation paid to the rescuers.

The salvage operation was successful in rescuing the ship.

意味（1）

The rescue of a ship, its crew and passengers or its cargo from a hazardous situation.

意味（2）

The ship, crew or cargo so rescued.

意味（3）

The compensation paid to the rescuers.

意味（4）

The money from the sale of rescued goods.

意味（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.

意味（6）

(sometimes attributive) Anything put to good use that would otherwise have been wasted, such as damaged goods.

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