salvage

verb/ˈsælvɪdʒ/

Frequency rank: #6,456 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

to rescue or recover something from loss, damage, or destruction.

Illustration for the English word “salvage”

Example sentence

The crew worked hard to salvage what they could from the sunken ship.

Synonyms & related words

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