Salvage

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·adj & ·noun Savage.

II. Salvage ·noun That part of the property that survives the peril and is saved.

III. Salvage ·noun The act of saving a vessel, goods, or life, from perils of the sea.

IV. Salvage ·noun The compensation allowed to persons who voluntarily assist in saving a ship or her cargo from peril.

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