About The Word Salvage
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Salvage
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What's The Definition Of Salvage?
[n] the act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a shipwreck or a fire
[n] the act of saving goods or property that were in danger of damage or destruction [n] property or goods saved from damage or destruction [v] collect discarded or refused material; "She scavenged the garbage cans for food" [v] save from ruin or destruction Synonyms | Synonyms for Salvage: relieve | salve | save | scavenge Related Terms | Find terms related to Salvage: See Also | belongings | collect | commodity | deliver | deliverance | delivery | garner | gather | goods | holding | material possession | property | pull together | rescue | rescue | saving | trade goods Salvage In Webster's Dictionary \Sal"vage\ (?; 48), n. [F. salvage, OF. salver to save,
F. sauver, fr. L. salvare. See {Save}.]
1. The act of saving a vessel, goods, or life, from perils of
the sea.
Salvage of life from a British ship, or a foreign
ship in British waters, ranks before salvage of
goods. --Encyc. Brit.
2. (Maritime Law)
(a) The compensation allowed to persons who voluntarily
assist in saving a ship or her cargo from peril.
(b) That part of the property that survives the peril and
is saved. --Kent. Abbot.
\Sal"vage\, a. & n. Savage. [Obs.] --Spenser. |
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