v.
- rescue (a ship or its cargo) from loss at sea.
- retrieve or preserve from loss or destruction.
n.
- the process of salvaging.
- the cargo saved from a wrecked or sunken ship.
▸Law payment made or due to a person who has saved a ship or its cargo.
Derivative
- salvageable adj.
- salvager n.
Etymology
C17 (as a noun denoting payment for saving a ship or its cargo): from Fr., from med. L. salvagium, from L. salvare ‘to save’.