present participle of salvage

The act by which something is salvaged.

plural of salvaging

A person who engages in salvage work

plural of salvager

simple past tense and past participle of salvage

(Philippines) Summary execution, extrajudicial killing.

(transitive, of property, people or situations at risk) to rescue. / (transitive, of discarded goods) to put to use. / (transitive) To make new or restore for the use of being saved.

Obsolete spelling of savage.

The rescue of a ship, its crew and passengers or its cargo from a hazardous situation. / The ship, crew or cargo so rescued. / The compensation paid to the rescuers.