Salvage - Definition

n 1: property or goods saved from damage or destruction
2: the act of saving goods or property that were in danger of
damage or destruction
3: the act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a
shipwreck or a fire
v 1: save from ruin, destruction, or harm [syn: salvage,
salve, relieve, save]
2: collect discarded or refused material; "She scavenged the
garbage cans for food" [syn: salvage, scavenge]