Salvage
WordNet
noun
(1) The act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a shipwreck or a fire
(2) The act of saving goods or property that were in danger of damage or destruction
(3) Property or goods saved from damage or destruction
verb
(4) Collect discarded or refused material
"She scavenged the garbage cans for food"
(5) Save from ruin, destruction, or harm
WiktionaryText
Noun
- the rescue of a ship, its crew or its cargo from a hazardous situation
- the ship, crew or cargo so rescued
- the compensation paid to the rescuers
- the similar rescue of property liable to loss; the property so rescued
- anything that has been put to good use that would otherwise have been wasted
- damaged
- salvage cars auction.
Verb
- Of property or people at risk, to rescue
- Of discarded goods, to put to use
- To make new or restore for the use of being saved