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salvage | undefined |

As a noun salvage

is the rescue of a ship, its crew or its cargo from a hazardous situation or salvage can be .

As a verb salvage

is of property, people or situations at risk, to rescue.

As an adjective undefined is

lacking a definition or value.

salvage

English

(wikipedia salvage)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) salver, from .

Noun

(en 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

    (salvag)
  • Of property, people or situations at risk, to rescue
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=September 13 , author=Sam Lyon , title=Borussia Dortmund 1 - 1 Arsenal , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=Robin van Persie looked to have secured the points for the Gunners with a fine goal from Theo Walcott's through ball. But Perisic dipped a sublime 20-yard shot home to salvage a draw.}}
  • Of discarded goods, to put to use
  • To make new or restore for the use of being saved

    • Derived terms

    * salvageability * salvageable * salvager

    Related terms

    * salvation

    Etymology 2

    Alternative forms.

    Noun

    (en noun)

    • External links

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    Anagrams

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    English

    Adjective

    (wikipedia undefined) (-)
  • Lacking a definition or value.
  • (mathematics, computing) That does not have a meaning and is thus not assigned an interpretation.
    • The result of division by zero is undefined .

    Antonyms

    * defined