Dictionary definition · salvage
noun
- property or goods saved from damage or destruction
- the act of saving goods or property that were in danger of damage or destruction
- the act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a shipwreck or a fire
verb
- save from ruin, destruction, or harm
- collect discarded material"She scavenged the garbage cans for food"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).