noun, verb
noun [U]
1 the act of saving things that have been, or are likely to be, damaged or lost, especially in a disaster or an accident:
the salvage of the wrecked tanker * a salvage company / operation / team
2 the things that are saved from a disaster or an accident:
an exhibition of the salvage from the wreck
verb [VN]
1 ~ sth (from sth) to save a badly damaged ship, etc. from being lost completely; to save parts or property from a damaged ship or from a fire, etc:
The wreck was salvaged by a team from the RAF. * We only managed to salvage two paintings from the fire. * The house was built using salvaged materials.
2 to manage to rescue sth from a difficult situation; to stop a bad situation from being a complete failure:
What can I do to salvage my reputation? (= get a good reputation again) * He wondered what he could do to salvage the situation. * United lost 52, salvaging a little pride with two late goals.
