salvage

v. save from destruction, rescue

n. act of saving, act of rescuing; act of saving a ship or its cargo from destruction; property that has been saved, rescued items

Salvage may refer to:Salvage archaeologySalvage Data, the process of rescuing dataSalvage ethnographyMarine salvageSalvage tugSalvage, a 2006 filmSalvage 1, an 1979 ABC science fiction-comedy series"Salvage" (Angel episode), an episode of the television series Angel"Salvage" (The X-Files episode), an episode of the television series The X-Files"Salvage" (Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode), an episode of Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSelvage, the uncut edge of woven fabricExtrajudicial punishment resulting in death is referred to as Salvage in the Philippines
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Noun
1. property or goods saved from damage or destruction
(hypernym) property, belongings, holding, material possession
(derivation) salve, relieve, save
2. the act of saving goods or property that were in danger of damage or destruction
(hypernym) rescue, deliverance, delivery, saving
(derivation) salve, relieve, save
3. the act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a shipwreck or a fire
(hypernym) rescue, deliverance, delivery, saving
Verb
1. save from ruin, destruction, or harm
(synonym) salve, relieve, save
(hypernym) rescue, deliver
2. collect discarded or refused material; "She scavenged the garbage cans for food"
(synonym) scavenge
(hypernym) gather, garner, collect, pull together
(derivation) salvager, salvor

(n.)
The compensation allowed to persons who voluntarily assist in saving a ship or her cargo from peril.
  

(n.)
The act of saving a vessel, goods, or life, from perils of the sea.
  

(n.)
That part of the property that survives the peril and is saved.
  

(a. & n.)
Savage.
  

Treatment that is given after the cancer has not responded to other treatments.